About 200 Muslim youth in northern Nigeria reportedly volunteered to serve as security guards to protect Christians during Christmas service in Kaduna.
[contextly_sidebar id=”YmfkfMe7g9AhzNlfctbRsO0P97g3z0zB”] Pastor Buru, a cleric of Christ Evangelical Church, Sabon Tasha, Kaduna South, told reporters that the volunteers will protect the faithful from any Islamist attack during the church service both on Christmas and the New Year Eve on Wednesday.
He also stated that the idea which is the first of its kind follows a series of attack by Islamist movement in the state.
“I really appreciate their love and care,’’ said the cleric.Buru.
He added that the initiative serves as a pointer to the new found peace in the state, admitting that the measure will strengthen a lasting peace between the two religions.
Buru prayed for a lasting peace in the state and the country at large, admonishing other citizens to emulate the gesture.
Nigeria has recorded a series of attacks in which have left several people dead and others severely injured.
Most of these attacks are occasioned by an Ismalist militant group, Boko Haram who are seeking to convert and declare the Northern part of Nigeria as an Islamic state.
By: citifmonline.com/Ghana