Southern Kaduna killings: Christians marked 'National Mourning Day'

Southern Kaduna killings: Christians marked 'National Mourning Day'

- Millions of Christians in Kaduna observed a mourning day over the ongoing killings in southern Kaduna

- On Sunday 8, the Christians, all dressed in black, went to church to pray for an end to the killings

The national body of the Christian Association of Nigeria, (CAN) directed churches across the country to observe Sunday, January 8, as a day of prayer and mourning over the killings of Christian in southern Kaduna.

Southern Kaduna Killings: Christians marked 'National Mourning Day'
Southern Kaduna Killings: Christians marked 'National Mourning Day'

In compliance with the directive, millions of Christians across the 23 local government areas of Kaduna state dressed in black attires in churches, offered prayers for God’s intervention into the ongoing killings in southern Kaduna.

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The national secretariat of the CAN was moved to observe the mourning service at ECWA Hausa 1 Kagoro in Kagoro Chiefdom- of Kaura local government area, Kaduna state on behalf of the Nigeria church as contact point to meet fellowship and encourage victims of attackers.

The CAN president, Reverend Samson Ayokunle was represented by the national CAN General Secretary, Dr Musa Asake in company of the CAN national director for legal and public affairs, Evangelist (Barrister) Kwamkur Samuel and a team of other CAN and Church leaders with surrounding communities.

The CAN team gave the victims of attackers assurance of God’s faithfulness and intervention, adding that all Christians nationwide are standing with them.

Dr Musa Asake who represented the CAN president assured Christians that the new leadership of CAN will do everything to ensure the unity of the church and stand with all brethren in trial at all times.

CAN commended Christians for observing the solemn black Sunday, just as they urged believers to continue to pray for the unity of the church worldwide and those fighting against the unity of the church in Nigeria

The team later paid a condolence visit to the Chief of Kagoro, His Royal Highness Ufuwai Bonet.

The Chief commended the thoughtfulness of the national CAN and commended all Christians for standing with them in their most trying period.

Kaduna state Attorney General, Mark Jacob said: “For me, as native of southern Kaduna, one message that has come out of this is that the killings of natives of southern Kaduna is now receiving the attention of other people.

“It is symbolic of the cause. The prayers and mourning shall surely reach God and the government of Nigeria has to take decisive action to stop the killings. That even children could be obey the instruction of CAN, shows that the Christian body is one and united on this issue.

“I was at the Catholic church in Kafanchan, and I saw that all persons were in black, despite an attempt by a section of the Catholic church to dissuade their members from wearing black."

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Pastor Edwin Ogbona of Life Eternal Ministry, Kauru, Kaduna said: “We devoted about 10 minutes to pray for southern Kaduna."

Meanwhile, the pastor and president of the Lay bible translation group, Dele Ikeorha has urged Christians in the country to stop eating cow meat in protest against the incessant attack on Christians in Southern Kaduna by Fulani herdsmen.

Ikeorha noted that the time has come for Christians in the country to resist what he termed as the “subtlety of the Islamisation agenda of Nigeria” as it required “forceful and strategic resistance to avert a greater calamity.”

Watch a video on the southern Kaduna killings below:

Source: Legit.ng

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