A Chief Imam of Masjid Taqwa of Mogbewmo in Imperi Chiefdom has been suspended indefinitely for preaching allegedly against the ruling Sierra Leone’s People’s Party (SLPP) led by President Julius Maada Bio.

According to a letter from the Section Imam of Barbom Section, Imperi, which is copied to the SLPP Chairman Imperi Chiefdom and to other Imams of the Chief, the suspended imam preached against SLPP, something which angered the executive members of the mosque and assumably went against Islamic ethics.

The Imam was suspended indefinitely ahead of investigation into the matter, banning the Imam from taking part in all Imamship activities in the Imperi Chiefdom untill investigation is completed.

According to a letter from the Section Imam of Barbom Section, Imperi Chiefdom, which is copied to the SLPP Chairman Imperi Chiefdom and to other Imams  in the Chiefdom, the suspended imam preached against SLPP, something which angered the executive members of the mosque and assumedly went against Islamic ethics.