The Christian Association of Nigeria, CAN, Kaduna state chapter has dismissed media reports that Muslims in the state guarded Christians on Christmas day.
The reports were dispelled in a press statement by Reverend Sunday Ibrahim, the secretary of the Kaduna State chapter of CAN who stated that it had nothing against genuine peace advocates, but added that it opposed the spreading of falsehood.
CAN declared that there was no single church in Kaduna that faced any attack that warranted protection on Christmas day. It also disclosed that the usual security agents were drafted to secure Christian worshipers on Christmas day.
Rev Ibrahim said “It has become imperative for us to clarify this falsehood and confusion in local and international media, Many of our members have been calling and asking questions whether a Church was protected from being attacked by Muslims in [the] Sabo area on Christmas day? And we said it is not true, and we don’t want people to create panic and dishing out [an] inciting story.”
In addition, he said, “We are not against any peace initiative as we are working with Jama’atu Nasril Islam for peace. However we are not aware of this fabricated story from any Church, security agencies, military, police and the SSS capable of creating confusion.”
Rev Ibrahim however explained that some Muslims visited a Christian pastor on Christmas day to celebrate Christmas with him, but not to protect a Church as was widely reported.
He urged the media to verify their facts before publishing, assuring Christians that no single Church was threatened on Christmas day. ...Today
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