Sultan Commissions Katampe Jumu’at Mosque Friday

The Sultan of Sokoto and President General of the Nigeria Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NSCIA), Alhaji Muhammadu Sa’ad Abubakar III, will commission the Katampe Extension Jumu’at Mosque in Abuja on Friday, April 25th, 2025.

A statement issued by the ceremony’s organising committee said that, among other activities, the Sultan would unveil a plaque and cut a ribbon to symbolise the mosque’s opening after he delivers a Nasiha (counsel) during the event.

Before the unveiling of the plaque by the Sultan, the translated version of the Khutba (sermon) for that day’s prayer, which is to be delivered by Imam Professor Ibrahim Maqri, will be read in Hausa and English.

The committee also disclosed that a presentation on the mosque’s development and structure, and the Islamic centre’s structure would be given before its official commissioning.

The committee further disclosed that the Sultan would lead other dignitaries on a mosque tour after the Friday prayer.

Katampe is a fast-developing district of Abuja, Nigeria. It is strategically located near both the city’s inner and outer neighbourhoods.

The district has two parts: Katampe ‘Main’ (in the south) and ‘Extension’ (in the north).