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 the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Friday 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.
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.
Source: NAN
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