Church donates Sallah cloths, foodstuffs to Muslims in Kaduna
The general overseer of the Christ Evangelical and Life Intervention Church, Yohanna Buru, has distributed sallah cloths, food items and cash to Muslim orphans and widows for the Eid-el-Fitr celebrations.
Mr Buru said the church supported about 50 orphans to celebrate the Muslim holiday.
According to him, that was not the first time the church would donate cloths and foodstuffs to orphans and widows.
“We are doing this to promote religious tolerance and foster peaceful coexistence among different faith-based organisations in the country,” stated the pastor. “It is aimed at strengthening the relationship between Christians and Muslims in the country and to promote peace, unity, forgiveness among the adherents of the two religions.”
The cleric also felicitated Muslims all over the world for the successful completion of the Ramadan fasting.
He said the church could not forget the annual contribution of a Muslim woman, Ramatu Tijjani, to the church’s widows and orphans of foodstuffs and gifts at Christmas to pastors and other people.
Ms Tijjani had been sharing Christmas food and other gifts to church members, he said. Mr Buru added that they would share more cloths to poor orphans to celebrate the Sallah.
He urged Muslim and Christian clerics to intensify prayers for peace and stability in Nigeria.
He congratulated the Sultan of Sokoto, Abubakar Sa’ad, Sheik Zazzaky Yakub Elzazzaky, Sheik Dahiru Bauchi, Sheik Hamza lawal, and Sheik Ahmed Mahmud Gumi and other top Islamic scholars on the completion of the Ramadan fasting.
Mr Buru said the church would extend “friendship visits” during the holidays to Muslims to boost Christian-Muslim relationship in the country.
(NAN)
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