Francis Emmanuel, a 41-year-old man,
was on Tuesday assaulted by some
youths in Kauri, a community in Kaduna
state, for not observing the Ramadan fast.
Emmanuel, a carpenter, said the youth
who were passing by, saw him eating at
his work station, and approached him to
find out why he was not partaking in the
spiritual exercise.
He said they descended on him after he
explained to them that he is not a Muslim,
revealing that he did not know how he
landed at St. Gerald Catholic Hospital, still
in Kaura, where he has been responding to
treatment.
“I went to buy wood that I would use to
work, and on my way back, I decided to
buy what I will eat,” he said.
“As I was eating, about six boys came to
me and asked me whether I am a Muslim
or a Christian, but I did not answer them.
They asked me why I was not fasting, and
it was at that point that I told them that I
am not a Muslim.
“Before I knew what was happening, one
of them slapped me. As I stood up in
order to escape, the rest surrounded me.
They started kicking me, using knives and
other dangerous objects to attack me.
“Nobody could come to my aid because of
the weapons in their possession. At some
point, I lost consciousness. I don’t even
know who brought me to the hospital.”
The incident happened less than a week
after Bridget Agbahime, a 74-year-old
trader, was murdered in Kano over alleged
blasphemy.
Danladi Yerima, secretary-general of the
northern zone of the Christian Association
of Nigeria (CAN), condemned the incident,
wondering why such could happen in
Kaduna which has been relatively peaceful
in recent times.
He urged security agencies to arrest those
behind the incident and charge them to
court.
Nasir El-Rufai, Kaduna state governor, has
also expressed concerns over the
development, asking the police to arrest
the culprits.
“This is of very serious concern to the
state government, before Ramadan began,
we warned everyone to observe the
tenets of his or her religion, without
forcing it on anyone or taking the law into
their own hands,” he said when he visited
the victim in the hospital.
“This is a case of which people have
taken the law into their own hands and I
have directed the commissioner of police
to make sure that the boys that did this
are arrested and prosecuted for what they
have done.”
Samuel Aruwan, spokesman of the
governor, also issued a statement on the
incident.
“There is no compulsion in religion. It is a
free country, and that means no
imposition of faith or religious practices
on anyone,” the statement read.
“We sympathize with our fellow citizen,
Francis Emmanuel. We have assured him
that we will not allow anybody to violate
his right, or that of any other citizen. The
Kaduna State Government is resolute in its
stand that all criminals, including those
who try to hide under Christianity or Islam,
will be tackled and prosecuted.”

what nonsense is that?



they must be high on fake drugs.



are they that desperate for worshippers

Islam is nothing but a satanic, demonic, bloodsucking cult of a religion. Islam is not a religion of peace, it's a religion of war and catastrophe! Muslims should keep deceiving their selves that Islam is a peaceful religion

Dis pipu sef!

Oluwaseun50:
Francis Emmanuel, a 41-year-old man,
was on Tuesday assaulted by some
youths in Kauri, a community in Kaduna
state, for not observing the Ramadan fast.
Emmanuel, a carpenter, said the youth
who were passing by, saw him eating at
his work station, and approached him to
find out why he was not partaking in the
spiritual exercise.
He said they descended on him after he
explained to them that he is not a Muslim,
revealing that he did not know how he
landed at St. Gerald Catholic Hospital, still
in Kaura, where he has been responding to
treatment.
“I went to buy wood that I would use to
work, and on my way back, I decided to
buy what I will eat,” he said.
“As I was eating, about six boys came to
me and asked me whether I am a Muslim
or a Christian, but I did not answer them.
They asked me why I was not fasting, and
it was at that point that I told them that I
am not a Muslim.
“Before I knew what was happening, one
of them slapped me. As I stood up in
order to escape, the rest surrounded me.
They started kicking me, using knives and
other dangerous objects to attack me.
“Nobody could come to my aid because of
the weapons in their possession. At some
point, I lost consciousness. I don’t even
know who brought me to the hospital.”
The incident happened less than a week
after Bridget Agbahime, a 74-year-old
trader, was murdered in Kano over alleged
blasphemy.
Danladi Yerima, secretary-general of the
northern zone of the Christian Association
of Nigeria (CAN), condemned the incident,
wondering why such could happen in
Kaduna which has been relatively peaceful
in recent times.
He urged security agencies to arrest those
behind the incident and charge them to
court.
Nasir El-Rufai, Kaduna state governor, has
also expressed concerns over the
development, asking the police to arrest
the culprits.
“This is of very serious concern to the
state government, before Ramadan began,
we warned everyone to observe the
tenets of his or her religion, without
forcing it on anyone or taking the law into
their own hands,” he said when he visited
the victim in the hospital.
“This is a case of which people have
taken the law into their own hands and I
have directed the commissioner of police
to make sure that the boys that did this
are arrested and prosecuted for what they
have done.”
Samuel Aruwan, spokesman of the
governor, also issued a statement on the
incident.
“There is no compulsion in religion. It is a
free country, and that means no
imposition of faith or religious practices
on anyone,” the statement read.
“We sympathize with our fellow citizen,
Francis Emmanuel. We have assured him
that we will not allow anybody to violate
his right, or that of any other citizen. The
Kaduna State Government is resolute in its
stand that all criminals, including those
who try to hide under Christianity or Islam,
will be tackled and prosecuted.”

They think they're working for God not knowing that they are working for hell fire. Just like the way Paul the Apostle was formally doing when he was persecuting the Christian and he thought he was working for God.