TIL that the oldest mosque in Nigeria was founded in the year 1892

    A photo of the oldest mosque in Lagos has got people talking on social media after it was shared on Twitter.

   The mosque was founded in 1892 by a Sierra Leonean-born Nigerian, Mohammed Shitta - Nigerians on social media wondered how an old structure like that is still standing strong while modern buildings collapse.

     A photo of the oldest mosque in Lagos, Shitta-Bey Mosque, was recently shared on social media by the official Twitter page of the state government.

photo credit @followlasg images from twitter.

 Sharing the photo on Twitter, @followlasg noted that the mosque, which was built in 1892, is one of the oldest mosques in Nigeria. 

   In 2013, the mosque was designated as a national monument by the Nigerian Commission for Museums and Monuments.