Magashi gave the charge in a Thursday statement felicitating with Christians on the special Christmas occasion.
by SaharaReporters, New York
Dec 24, 2020
The Minister of Defence, Maj Gen Bashir Salihi Magashi, has urged Christians to pray for the country to overcome its security challenges as they celebrate the birth of Christ.
Magashi gave the charge in a Thursday statement felicitating with Christians on the special Christmas occasion.
Defence Minister, Major-General Bashir Magashi.
He urged Christians to be Christ-like in celebrating the birth of Jesus Christ by showing compassion to fellow Nigerians, irrespective of religious differences and to pray for peace in the country.
More Than 300 Children Are Missing And Feared Kidnapped Or Dead After Nigerian School Attack
More than 300 students remain missing after gunmen attacked an all-boys school in northwestern Nigeria on Friday. Though the search has continued throughout the weekend, authorities have expressed their fears that many of the schoolboys are either in captivity or dead after attempting to flee to safety.
As was previously reported by
Al Jazeera, attackers on motorcycles stormed the Government Science School over the weekend and forced hundreds of students to flee and hide in the surrounding forest after battling with the school s security forces in a flurry of gunfire.