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Ugandan Police Raid Mosque To Stop Swearing In Of The New Khadi, Sheikh Ali Kasaliko
22 June 2009
Kampala — POLICE yesterday deployed at the Mityana main mosque to stop the swearing in ceremony of the new Khadi, Sheikh Ali Kasaliko.
Kasaliko, who belongs to a faction led by rival mufti Zubair Kayongo, was elected two months ago by a group opposed to former khadi Alifan Kawooya of Mufti Shabban Mubajje's camp.
Anti-riot and regular Police officers sealed off the premises at 6:30am, stopping anybody from accessing it. A nearby school, founded by the Muslims, was also closed.
The officers also deployed at the Uganda Muslim Supreme Council offices, but some Muslim leaders attempted to access the offices through a nearby shop. The Police, however, noticed it and stopped them.
The regional Police chief, Alfred Bitwire, arrived in the town and held a brief meeting with the district Police commander Ben Mubangizi, and the resident district commissioner, Harriet Kagaba.
As the meeting progressed and as more anti-riot patrol troops arrived in the town, Kasaliko's supporters sneaked him to another mosque in Wabigalo, a town suburb where they held prayers and swore him in at 2:30pm.
"I am ready to take on the battle, I will lead the Muslims as they expect me to. I will love them and defend the faith," Kasaliko said in an inaugural speech.
He was, however, cut short on receiving information that the Police was pursuing them. Bitwire referred to the group as rebels.
"Don't you know that Kayongo is a rebel? Where is he now and why does he appear here? If he wants to take over mosques, let him build his," Bitwire said at Mityana Police Station.
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