More than 200 Muslim youth
volunteers are part of those protecting Christians during church services to
celebrate this year’s Christmas in Kaduna, says Pastor Yohanna Buru.
Buru, a cleric of Christ Evangelical
Church, Sabon Tasha, Kaduna South, disclosed this in an interview with pressmen
in Kaduna.
He confirmed that over
200 Muslims
were at his church to help protect the faithful from any attack during the
church service.
According to him, the feat is the
first of its kind after the series of crises that rocked the state in recent
past.
“I really appreciate their love and care,’’ said the cleric.
“I really appreciate their love and care,’’ said the cleric.
Buru said the essence of that was to
protect the Christian worshippers as part of effort to strengthen peaceful
co-existence between Muslims and Christians in the state.
The pastor expressed happiness over
the protection given to them by the Muslim brothers.
He noted the initiative was an
indication that peace has come to stay in the state, saying the measure will
strengthen a lasting peace between the two religions.
He also prayed God to continue to
bring about peace in the country the country, praying that other citizens would
emulate the gesture.
He urged Nigerians to learn to live
in peace with one another irrespective of ethnic or religious differences.
The cleric said that peace was a major panacea to the positive development of any nation. (NAN)
The cleric said that peace was a major panacea to the positive development of any nation. (NAN)
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