A few days after a female pastor in the
Redeem Christian Church of God, Mrs. Eunice Olawale, was brutally killed
by suspected Muslim extremists, a group of another Muslim youths
yesterday attacked St. Philip’s Catholic Parish, Baki Iku, close to Zuma
Rock in Niger State, destroying properties worth thousands of naira.
The Vicar-General of Parish,
Revered-Father Gobep Luka Sylvester, who confirmed the news to THISDAY
last night said about 200 Muslim youths stormed the Church premises
yesterday and destroyed properties of the church.
THISDAY gathered that some Catholics had gone to the church to pray and were attacked by the Muslims who claimed that Fridaywas their day of prayer and that the Church only had right to worship on Sundays.
Revered Father Sylvester told THISDAY
last night that although he was not around when the incident happened,
he was told that some Muslim youths numbering about 200 came to the
Church and started destroying the church’s properties, saying the
security men in the church premises were seriously injured.
According to him, ‘’Sometime around 2pm, some Muslim youths in numbering 200 left their Mosque after their Friday
Jumat prayer and rushed to the Church premises, climbed the wall and
destroyed everything in the Church: the windows, the alter, musical
instruments, the chapel.
’The security man in the church premises
was beaten to pulp. Some women who were holding a prayer meeting were
chased away. The seminarian who is resident in the premises was also
beaten up and chased away.”
He said the incident had been reported
to the police and they claimed to have made some arrest and promised to
investigate the matter.
In 2012, Alhaji Kabiru Sokoto —
suspected member of terrorist group, Boko Haram, on Christmas day,
detonated bomb that killed several Catholics and passers-by at St
Theresa Catholic Church, Madalla, close to St. Philips that was
destroyed yesterday.
The Revered Father added, “Just last
week, Mrs. Eunice Olawale, a mobile preacher of the Redeemed Christian
Church of God was killed by some fanatical Muslims in Kubwa, FCT. How
long are we going to continue like this?
Wow! I can visualize the things seeing your consciousness and dutiful behavior regarding this book! I must wanna visit it. Did you need any church financing to build or beautify it? If so, which lender had you contact?
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