A group of Muslim youths, on Friday attacked St.
Philip’s Catholic Parish, Baki Iku, very close to Zuma
Rock in Niger State.
According to eyewitnesses, some Catholics, who had
gone to the church to pray were attacked by the
Muslims on the claim that Friday was their day of prayer
and that the Church only had right to worship on
Sundays.
Information gathered from eyewitnesses showed that
they destroyed the Church properties, including doors
and windows.
“Although some soldiers managed to get there but a lot
of harm had been done to the building, while the
Christians ran away in different directions to avoid being
killed”, the source hinted.
It should be recalled that Alhaji Kabiru Sokoto had on
Christmas day four years ago (December 25, 2011)
detonated a bomb that killed over 200 Catholics and
passersby at St. Theresa Catholic Church, Madalla,
close to St. Philips that was destroyed.
Rev Fr. Luka Sylvester Gopep, the Vicar-General of the
Diocese confirmed the incident.
He said, “Sometime around 2pm, some Muslim youths
in their hundreds left their Mosque after their Friday
Jumat prayer and rushed to the Church premises,
climbed the wall and destroyed everything in the
Church: the windows, the alter, musical instruments,
the chapel.
Philip’s Catholic Parish, Baki Iku, very close to Zuma
Rock in Niger State.
According to eyewitnesses, some Catholics, who had
gone to the church to pray were attacked by the
Muslims on the claim that Friday was their day of prayer
and that the Church only had right to worship on
Sundays.
Information gathered from eyewitnesses showed that
they destroyed the Church properties, including doors
and windows.
“Although some soldiers managed to get there but a lot
of harm had been done to the building, while the
Christians ran away in different directions to avoid being
killed”, the source hinted.
It should be recalled that Alhaji Kabiru Sokoto had on
Christmas day four years ago (December 25, 2011)
detonated a bomb that killed over 200 Catholics and
passersby at St. Theresa Catholic Church, Madalla,
close to St. Philips that was destroyed.
Rev Fr. Luka Sylvester Gopep, the Vicar-General of the
Diocese confirmed the incident.
He said, “Sometime around 2pm, some Muslim youths
in their hundreds left their Mosque after their Friday
Jumat prayer and rushed to the Church premises,
climbed the wall and destroyed everything in the
Church: the windows, the alter, musical instruments,
the chapel.