- The Kaduna state government has been accused of trying to restrict the preaching of Christianity in its domain
- The accusation was made by the Benue state chairman of the Christian Association of Nigeria, Rev. Akpen Leva
- The association stated that the move was thwarted initially, but the state government has reintroduced the plan
Makurdi – The Benue state chapter of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) on Tuesday, November 9 kicked against a bill to regulate preaching of Christianity, which it said is already signed into law in Kaduna state.
The Benue state chairman of CAN, Rev. Akpen Leva, told a news conference in Makurdi that it is devastating that man would conspire to enact anti-God legislation to regulate the activities of Christianity.
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He described the law as been
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“Injurious to the church, not only in Kaduna state but Nigeria and the world in general.”
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The New Telegraph newspaper quoted him as saying:
“It is a deliberate attempt to attack the church. The government of Kaduna state came up with the idea but the wide condemnation it received indicated that it was aborted and forgotten only for it to resurface and subsequently signed into law.
“The law is not popular and cannot be allowed to stay. I want to believe that the law is against God. It baffles any right-thinking person in Nigeria and elsewhere that preaching would be regulated.
“How can you regulate God? How can you call God to order? The law cannot function in a secular state like Nigeria.
“I strongly believe that the national leadership of CAN cannot fold its arms to watch the implementation of the law that is anti-God but I beg to add my voice that the national leadership of CAN should take up the matter with the Kaduna state government with alacrity.”
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CAN accuse Sheikh Ahmed Gumi of working with armed bandits
The Christian body recently accused Kaduna-based Sheikh Ahmed Gumi of emboldening bandits and their activities.
Imo state CAN chairman, Rev. Eches Divine Eches made the allegation in an interview with journalists in Abuja.
Eches advised the government to caution the Islamic cleric, saying Gumi’s utterances have made bandits bolder in promoting their evil acts in the region.
Sheikh Gumi opens up on the outcome of his negotiation with bandits
Earlier, Sheikh Gumi called on the Nigerian government to grant amnesty to the armed bandits wreaking havoc across northern Nigeria.
The cleric who was recently at the forefront of the negotiations with bandits said those he met in the past have repented.
Gumi added that the process of “sitting down with” other bandits was stalled by “authorities” who do not want it.
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