A group of unknown people set ablaze a church building belonging to Living Faith Church Inc, aka Winners Chapel, along Airport Road, Ilorin about 2.30am on Wednesday. Church property worth several millions of naira were also said to have been destroyed by the fire.
It was gathered that the plastic chairs in the church were removed to an unknown place while the building sited opposite the International Aviation College Ilorin on Ilorin-Ogbomoso Road was burnt.
It was also said that a security man attached to the church had been missing since the incident, fueling speculation, that he could have been abducted.
The Kwara State Government, in its reaction, called on parties to the alleged disputed plot of land not to take the law into their hands but to refer the issue to the court of law for adjudication.
The government, in a statement on Wednesday by the Secretary to the Kwara State Government, Alhaji Isiaka Gold, condemned the destruction of the building.
Gold commended the Muslim and Christian leaders in the state for maintaining a harmonious relationship.
“The state government called on law-abiding citizens to go about their normal activities without fear. The police and other law enforcement agencies are fully ready to protect lives and property in the state,” Gold said.
Also, the Secretary of Christian Association of Nigeria, Kwara State branch, Rev. Cornelius Fawenu, condemned the attack and called on the Police to promptly apprehend the culprits.
A prominent official of the Nigerian Inter-Religious Council was said to have visited the place on three occasions and had described the land as the property of the Moslem Students Society.
Fawenu stated that the prominent NIREC official had urged the authorities of the church to stop using the place for worship.
According to him, the leadership of the church, in a proactive manner and sensing danger, had on Sunday applied to the Divisional Police Officer at Adewole Estate Area to provide protection for the worshippers during morning service.
The Kwara State Police Public Relations Officer, Mr. Olufemi Fabode, in a telephone interview with our correspondent on Wednesday said he was not in Ilorin and had not been briefed on the matter and so could not comment on it.
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Y are we muslims always behave irrationally sometimes? Everything concerning us is always linked to violence. Our Prophet(SAW) didn't teach us these. Allah will expose aήð punish all the bad pple that r spoiling †ђξ religion.
ReplyDeleteIslam is a religion of peace.
It is because u(single handedly) loose ur thinkin faculty,but not all muslims,4 Allah's sake dis is media we r talking 'bout n it ws neva said muslims r responsible 4 dis...u can join ur fellow xtian n look elsewhere...Peace is Islam,Islam is peace
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ReplyDeleteI am not supporting violent against any religion be it Buddhist or Christianity .
However , i will advice you not judge or take side base on Media report as Allah directed us in Noble Qur'an to always verify everything beyond doubt before ...
Also , the world MUSLIM (more than half of world population) should be well respected and not use in association with violence been perpetrated by some disgruntle element ( 5 to 15 people ).
To Anonymous 1.
ReplyDeleteRead very well UNKNOWN HOODLUMS not MUSLIM.
Kindly dig to the root of matter before attributing or accepting that Muslim perpetrated the act .
Anonymous 1 , point of correction
ReplyDeleteNobody can spoil Islam .
Just get your feet firm along the straight part to
paradise .
@ Anonymous 1 " Y are we muslims always behave irrationally sometimes "
ReplyDeleteWhat do you mean by your statement ?
I dont want to judge you that is why i need more clarification .
Pls my brother tell them,
ReplyDeleteWhere were Moslem student society when the building was erected?Believe the church was there many years ago.Hope is not the strategy "place those churches in one corner"e.g.in Kano,katsina etc except those allocated when the place was underdeveloped.No freedom of worship for other faith is also an attribute of religion of peace.God,give us grace to remain faithful even in the midst of all this tribulations.
ReplyDeleteIts so disgusting 2 hear wat d Gov and d Sec said concerning it! There's even no attempt made 2 find out dose involved! Its not dia fault,its because dey knw its dia muslim brodas!!! Its well o!
ReplyDelete''the police are ready 2 protect life and property!!!!'' as dey sed! Is it after destruction dey'll protect it?
They ought to give d church a stipulated tym 2 move away and if dey dont meet d tym, violence is never d solution!
You better dont decieve yourselves as d truth about d islamic religion dat has been kept all along is being revealed! Truth cannot be kept forever,so open your eyes and heart 2 d truth and accept it if u want.God will help you.
ReplyDeleteIf the prophet was alive today to see the decisions and actions made by followers i believe he would weep
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