By SaharaReporters, New York

A security operative in Ahmadu Bello University in Zaria, Kaduna State, has confirmed to SaharaReporters that Vice Chancellor Abdullahi Mustapha’s refusal to allow a Catholic Chapel at the Kongo Campus is creating tension between the Christian community and the management.

Discussions over the building of a new Church on Kongo campus has ongoing been on for years, and the Christian community in the university is accusing the management of favouritism on the grounds that there are several Mosques on the campus and that it has never denied the Muslim community permission to construct a new one.

The security operative said, “As it is now, there is tension because of the development and we have forwarded our security report to our superiors for prompt action.”

In a letter dated February 18, 2013, addressed to the Catholics and the Christian community, Professor Mustapha said, “there will be no more new Churches on the Kongo Campus”, and asked the Christian community to arrange to utilize the existing chapel.

The university is yet to respond to the issue in the media, but the Christian community is understood to have formally alerted the Kaduna State government and the security agencies of the latest developments




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Na today?
This is one of the several moves to marginalize christians in ABU. It is not news again, they are really determined to islamise the 'federal' institution.
They have mosques in every faculty, yet they are threatened when christians come together to fellowship.
Their counsel will not stand in Jesus Name

Why not? Afterall churches are limited in Saudi Arabia. Christians persectued in Iran and Egypt.

Well, I wudnt know his reasons but yes its true there are already existing churcheS(for both catholics n the other types of churches) in Both campuses which is fair enough n I think its okay except they want to turn the school to church. N these churches are quite big. In addition, even lecture theatres are not spared on sundays in ABU campuses. As big as samaru campus is, its only ONE central mosque that exist,then praying grounds n I'm not sure if its in every faculty..that's understood bcus we all know the muslims prays 5times daily n of cus one need a secluded n nearby place to do that to save prayer time n lecture. If I must observe my noon prayers I don't have to travel as far as to the central mosque frm my faculty? I mean it wunt be fair plus time may be against me for my prayers n lectures..
Above all ABU is very fair on such issue as compared to other schools especially in the EAST n I bet u if the school sees d need to erect another church, they wunt deny them.. So there is no cause or need for tension, its an issue that can always be resolved..

Bolt2011: Na today?
This is one of the several moves to marginalize christians in ABU. It is not news again, they are really determined to islamise the 'federal' institution.
They have mosques in every faculty, yet they are threatened when christians come together to fellowship.
Their counsel will not stand in Jesus Name

How many Mosque are in UNN?

ask him . the last time i was there there was only one spot with stones arranged like a mosque. and no one is complaining .. and furthermore there is no space in kongo campus

will having more church reduce d quality of education in the university?

^^ the questn shld be.. Did they come to ABU to own a degree n go or they came to build church? They shld concentrate with their studies more rather than this pls. Are there no churches outside the sch that student can attend? If the existing chapel n lecture hall no longer contain? .
Like in d case of d main campus, there's only A central mosque for friday service n TWO large churches plus lecture theatres for sunday services..Compare? Of which I'm not sure if there's a central mosque in d congo campus.
U have to see how d friday service is being conducted, student pray outside d mosque premises bcus the mosque isn't enuf to contain them n no one complain/ask d schl authorities for more space let alone ask to build a new mosque. Like I said, its an issue they cud settle expecially if there's need.

@aure- UNN? talk of ENUGU as a whole how many mosques r there?