More than 200 Muslim youths on Friday invaded a Catholic Church around Zuma Rock, Abuja beating up the Security guard and destroying items worth millions while at it. But the Presidency is quiet days after the incident which is one of the recent provocative and brazen attacks on Christians in Nigeria, an issue which the Christian Association of Nigeria has raised an alarm over.
The Vicar-General of the St. Philip’s Catholic Parish (Baki Iku), Reverend-Father Gobep Luka Sylvester gave his account of events as he confirmed the destruction of properties worth millions of Naira in the rampage.
Fr. Sylvester narrated, “Sometime around 2pm, some Muslim youths numbering 200 left their Mosque after their Friday Jumat prayer and rushed to the Church premises.
“They climbed the wall and destroyed everything in the Church: the windows, the altar, musical instruments, the chapel.
“The security man in the church premises was beaten to pulp.
“Some women who were holding a prayer meeting were chased away.
“The seminarian who is resident in the premises was also beaten up and chased away.”
According to eyewitnesses, the Catholics who had gone to the church to pray were attacked by the Muslims who claimed that Friday is their day of prayer and that the Church only has right to worship on Sundays.
The Reverend father said the attack has been reported to the police.
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