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The
Sultan
of
Sokoto,
Muhammad
Sa’ad
Abubakar
III,
led
20
emirs
to
commission
the
Maiduguri
Central
Mosque,
completed
by
the
Governor
Kashim
Shettima
administration
after
33
years
of
its
commencement.
The
mosque
was
designed
as
an
Islamic
resource
centre
with
10
classrooms,
two
libraries
one
of
which
is
electronic,
a
media
center,
and
other
offices.
It
also
has
90
ablution
points,
18
conveniences,
eight
water
reservoirs,
a
dedicated
transformer
and
two
stand-by
power
generators.
After
the
commissioning
by
the
sultan,
the
first
Juma’a
prayer
was
held
with
worshipers
who
filled
the
15,000
capacity
mosque.
The
mosque,
originally
built
in
1918
around
the
Shehu’s
palace
in
Maiduguri,
was
demolished
in
1986
for
the
purpose
of
building
a
bigger
one.
Despite
several
efforts
by
successive
governments
and
contributions
by
prominent
citizens,
the
project
was
stalled
until
Governor
Shettima
in
2012
approved
continuation
with
a
completion
target
of
any
time
before
May
2
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