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By Kehinde Aderemi
A group of Nigerian Muslims based in the United States, Canada and Europe has announced a plan to build an educational facility worth N500 million in Epe, Lagos State.
The visioner of the project, Ustaz Ahmed Lasisi, said the proposed Peace Centre for Culture and Knowledge is an educational facility that will serve as incubator to train and nurture the minds of young Muslims from kindergarten to adulthood.
Lasisi stated that the proposed educational project located at Ini-Iraye in Epe area of Lagos would be useful for both the school and the community, with various facilities including a hall for seminars and lectures, event centre for walimot, wedding and other social Islamic functions.
“We are registered in Nigeria and Canada as a not-for- profit organisation. Two years ago, we acquired ten plots of land at Ini-Iraye in Epe, with all the necessary documents intact.
“Facilities to be built on the land include a mosque for 700 males and 500 females, a school, including libraries, Imam’s quarters, dormitories, court yard and event centres and artificial turf for various sporting events.
“The idea is to focus on ways to protect our young Muslims from going astray. We want to capture their minds when they are young.
“We seek donations from Muslims from all over the world to complete this project. It is not about us but about the future of our young ones,” he said.
A member of Board of Trustees of the organisation, Ustaz Ibrahim Balogun said the construction of the project would soon start.
“When completed, the Peace Centre for Culture and Knowledge would be a legacy project and the young generations of Islamic ulamas graduating from the school will make positive impact that will transform the world,” he said.
Other members of BOT of the Peace Centre for Culture and Knowledge include Ustaz Isiak Okusi, Ustaz Abdul Akeem Buhari, Ustaz Abdul Fatai Tunde Lawal, and Ustaz Abdul Roheem Olayemi, among others.
