Muslims in Ho Zongo resumed worship at the Ho Central Mosque on Saturday, October 10, after the National Chief Imam officially reopened the site following months of closure. The mosque had been shut indefinitely after a violent clash over leadership positions, during which a shooting left 13 people injured.
Although services can now proceed, the dispute that sparked the violence has not been settled, prompting community leaders to urge authorities to address the underlying issues to prevent further unrest.
Ho Zongo youth leader Mohammed Salisu Kidzah welcomed the reopening, but insisted that those responsible for the shooting must face the law. “We are happy for the reopening. There were a lot of people here in the morning celebrating the reopening. As for the shooting incident, it is a matter of the law and we will pursue it to the latter and we want the law to take its course,” Kidzah told reporters. “We don’t know what will happen next if we don’t follow it to the latter because it wasn’t the first time they came to shoot at the mosque. We want peace and the National Chief Imam called for peace when he was here.”
The mosque’s reopening marks a tentative step toward normalcy, but the unresolved leadership conflict continues to loom over the community. Authorities are under pressure to intervene before tensions flare again.
