Tanzania, May 10 -- Dar es Salaam. The High Court of Tanzania, Land Division, has ruled that the Registered Trustees of the National Muslim Council of Tanzania (BAKWATA) in Ilala District are the lawful owners and managers of the Bangulo Mosque area situated near Pugu Bus Terminal in Dar es Salaam.

In its ruling, the court also declared former imam and madrasa teacher Kassim Juma a trespasser, noting that after his employment contract ended in 2021, he remained on the premises, claiming ownership and disrupting worship activities.

The court ruled that Mr Juma entered the premises as an employee of the mosque and not as an owner, and therefore had no legal basis to remain on the land or claim ownership of property donated for religious u...