Bauchi gov assures Christian community of fairness, equity, freedom of worship Bauchi gov assures Christian community of fairness, equity, freedom of worship
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Bauchi State Governor, Sen Bala Mohammed with the State CAN Chairman, Rev Abraham Damina Dimeus at the Government House
Bauchi State Governor, Sen Bala Mohammed in a group photograph with the Christian community in Bauchi
The Christian community in Bauchi State has been assured of fairness and equity in the distribution of government meagre resources just as they have been guaranteed freedom of worship and practice of their religious beliefs.
The assurance was given by Bauchi State Governor, Sen Bala Mohammed Abdulkadir, who stressed that bonafide Nigerian Christians in the state are free to enjoy patronage by the government because according to him, the available resources are for all.
Muslim Fulani Raiders Attack Christian Church in Nigeria, Killing One
5 May 2021
Armed gunmen raided a Sunday morning service last week at Haske Baptist Church in Nigeria’s Middle Belt, killing one and kidnapping at least four others, the Barnabas Fund reported Tuesday.
The April 25 attack took place in Manini Tasha village, in Kaduna State, where Fulani raiders have carried out ongoing targeted attacks on the Christian population.
A man named Zechariah Dogonyaro was killed during the armed assault and two others were wounded by gunfire.
“The Fulani herdsmen came to our village as the church service was going on,” Yakubu Bala of Haske Baptist Church told
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Published 30 April 2021
The Nigerian Christian Pilgrims Commission has said the organisation plans to tour Jordan for pilgrimage this year, instead of Jerusalem which has been the historic land for many Christian pilgrims.
This was disclosed by the NCPC’s Director of Operations, Rev. Amos Yohanna, on Thursday at the Chapel of Christ the Light, Ikeja, during the Lagos State Christian Pilgrims Welfare Board stakeholders’ meeting.
Yohanna explained that the change in destination was as a result of stringent regulations by the Israel government due to high level of COVID-19 in the country.
This, he noted, would exclude many Nigerian Christians from touring Jerusalem.
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