Man and his religion: Imam gets arrested in Senegal over Friday prayers he led amid Coronavirus-enforced ban on gatherings

By Lamin Njie

Scores of Senegalese in Senegal’s capital Dakar took to the streets on Friday following the arrest of an imam.

IGFM reported on Friday the people of Yoff took to the streets to demonstrate against the arrest of an imam following the prayer he led.

Senegal has placed a ban on mass gatherings including the Friday congregational prayers in a bid to combat the spread of the Coronavirus.