
An Islamic cleric, Malam Musa Lukwa, was stabbed in Sokoto after leading Juma'at prayer, reportedly over a controversial sermon.
The attacker, a young man among the worshippers, stabbed the cleric twice in the neck before being overpowered and killed by other worshippers.
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