Four days after thieves broke into Providence/Gay Park Masjid, worshipers turned up on Saturday evening only to find that the religious house was once again broken into and more equipment stolen.
On Tuesday last thieves removed louvers from a window at the back of the building and a part of the steel grill hammered open to gain entry and then stole an amplifier.
The window which the thieves prised open to gain entry into the masjid
Sometime between Friday night and Saturday morning, thieves again broke into the masjid and this time stole two speaker boxes and other electronic equipment.
On this occasion, they unscrewed a grill panel from another window and then smashed the windows to get the booty out of the building without being detected.
President of the Providence/Gay Park Mosque Feroz Jaffarally explained that they had placed wood bars across the window after replacing the steel grill from the windrow that was used for entry earlier in the week.
He said those were knocked out in the most recent attack and chairs were used as a ladder to reach the speakers which were strategically placed around the interior of the Mosque.
This is the fourth breakage the Mosque has suffered in recent times.
Following last Tuesday’s breakage, Jaffarally approached the Municipality sighting the number of derelict vehicles which are around the Mosque making it impossible for surveillance cameras to pick up and suspicious activity.
On Thursday, officials from the municipality visited the area; however, Jaffarally feels that the most recent breakage was a vendetta against those who had been speaking out against the mechanic who had been responsible for the vehicles left parked and rotting in the vicinity of the religious house.
According to the President, since the visit to the community by officials of the Municipality, the mechanic has become very abusive towards members of the Mosque.
