A group of Muslim youths, on Friday attacked St. Philip’s Catholic Parish, Baki Iku, very close to Zuma Rock in Niger State.
According to eyewitnesses, some Catholics, who had gone to the church
to pray were attacked by the Muslims on the claim that Friday was their
day of prayer and that the Church only had right to worship on Sundays.
Information gathered from eyewitnesses showed that they destroyed the Church properties, including doors and windows.
“Although some soldiers managed to get there but a lot of harm had
been done to the building, while the Christians ran away in different
directions to avoid being killed”, the source hinted.
It should be recalled that Alhaji Kabiru Sokoto had on Christmas day
four years ago (December 25, 2011) detonated a bomb that killed over 200
Catholics and passersby at St. Theresa Catholic Church, Madalla, close
to St. Philips that was destroyed.
Rev Fr. Luka Sylvester Gopep, the Vicar-General of the Diocese confirmed the incident.
He said, “Sometime around 2pm, some Muslim youths in their hundreds
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.”
Just last week, Mrs Eunice Olawale Elisha, a mobile preacher of the
Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG) was killed by some fanatical
Muslims in Kubwa, FCT.
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