“Two or three Muslims can come together to contribute money to buy a fairly big cow that is of sound health for the festival.”
The dealers who had stocked animals such as ram, goat, sheep and bulls for the festive season, complained of low patronage amid poor market conditions.
The attack occurred on Tuesday.
The Islamic cleric, Isa Mustapha, was accused by his victim and neighbour’s eight-year-old daughter of abusing her on four occasions.
The Emir of Katsina urged Muslims to continue to pray for the return of peace to the state and country in general.
“The way they (children) spoke seems they have been hypnotised,” the Commissioner for Women Affairs and Social Development, told reporters on Monday in Akure.
The group said installing CCTVs in strategic public places would assist security agencies in having first-hand information in tackling crime and criminality.
“What ISWAP is doing is that because of their dwindling influence, they are now attacking churches and Christians.”
Mustapha Bala, Ogu Tahir and Anas Shuaibu and others at large vandalised the church on June 24, stealing four loudspeakers, two standing fans, a projector and one show-glass.
“We implore you to use your good offices to weigh in on Tinubu and the APC to thread with caution and refrain from unyielding desire to foist on the nation a Muslim-Muslim ticket.”
