Hundreds of Muslims at the weekend joined their Christian counterparts for church service in Kaduna, aimed at promoting peace, love and religious tolerance in the state.
The General Overseer of Christ Evangelical and Life Intervention
Ministry, Sabon Tasha Kaduna, Pastor Yohanna Buru, who spoke on the
development, expressed satisfaction over the large turnout of Muslim
Imams and youth from seven Northern states that attended the Christmas
services.
Buru said that despite insecurity challenges bedeviling the peace and
stability in the 19 Northern states and the outbreak of Omicron variant of
COVID-19, as well as the high cost of transportation, hundreds of
Muslims, including women and children, attended this year’s Christmas
morning services, with the aim of strengthening good relationship, better
understanding, love and religious tolerance.
The cleric said that all the Muslims that attended the Christmas service
were from all Islamic sect that include Tijjaniyya, Shiite, Qadiriyya and
Sunni.
