The Lekki Central Mosque has taken down its banner with the inscription, “Jesus Christ is Not God,” following the mixed reactions that trailed it on X (formerly Twitter), a microblogging platform.

Adeleke Opeyemi, an X user, shared a video of Tunde Alabi, a member of the Lekki Muslim Community, who went to the mosque to confirm the removal of the banner.

Tunde Alabi said, “My name is Tunde Alabi. I am a member of the Lekki Muslim Community. I noticed a banner pasted in front of our mosque, causing some controversies. I sent a message to the mosque community and was told that it had been removed, so I came to confirm myself. As you can see, the one that was removed is supposed to be behind me.”

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Alabi also apologised for the inconvenience that the banner might have caused.

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“I am not speaking on behalf of the mosque. I am speaking for myself. I am sorry for any inconvenience this might have caused. Today is the 18th of December,” he added.

The banner gained public attention after Nigerian actress Wumi Tuase made a post on X to express her dismay at the banner being hung in front of the Lekki Central Mosque.

She said, “I don’t like to get into religious conversations, but I found it very weird that Lekki Central Mosque has this in front of their gate.”

Her post garnered engagement and spurred a discourse on religious tolerance between Christians and Muslims in Nigeria.