Blasphemy: Tunde Bakare Reveals What He Read in the Qu’ran
- Tunde Bakare says he has read the Qur’an, the Muslims’ holy book from cover to cover, and the book does not justify killings
- According to him, there are available institutional mechanisms for resolving sensitive conflicts and, no matter the provocation
- Going further, the pastor who is also a presidential aspirant also called for unity and respect for humanity in the country
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Pastor Tunde Bakare has reacted to the unjust and senseless killing of Deborah Samuel, a 200-level student of Shehu Shagari College of Education, Sokoto, murdered over alleged blasphemy.
The serving overseer of the Citadel Global Community Church who condemned the killing of the innocent girl said no where in the Qur’an read by him justified killings, Punch Newspaper reports.
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In statement was titled, ‘Tunde Bakare condemns the Killing of Deborah Samuel, appeals to our common humanity, calls for unity’.
The pastor also called for unity and respect for humanity in the country.
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He said:
“It was with deep distress that I received the news of the gruesome killing of Deborah Samuel in Shehu Shagari College of Education, in Sokoto State. No Nigerian, and indeed, no human being, should be subjected to such inhumanity by fellow humans.
“As a nation of diverse peoples and cultures, there are available institutional mechanisms for resolving sensitive conflicts and, no matter the provocation, no person under our laws has the right to take laws into their own hands.
“As one who was a devout Muslim and who read the Qur’an from cover to cover, what was done to Deborah Samuel is nowhere justified in the religion of peace that was handed down to me by my grandfather who was the first Chief Imam of Iporo Sodeke Mosque in Abeokuta. My deep condolences go to the family of Deborah Samuel and I pray that we all find in God the comfort and fortitude to bear this great loss.
“When I heard of the unrest that broke out in Sokoto after the arrest of some persons involved in the act, I immediately placed a call to Bishop Matthew Kukah to guarantee that he was safe and he assured me that, contrary to the news making the rounds in some quarters, his residence and the cathedral were not set ablaze. He further told me that the Governor of Sokoto State, Governor Aminu Tambuwal, swiftly intervened and dispatched security men to his residence and cathedral to prevent any mob attack."
Deborah Samuel: Parents of slain student break silence, make hard, painful vow
Meanwhile, parents of Deborah have opened up about the murder of their daughter which has sparked outcries, outrage, and controversy beyond the state.
The late student's father, Emmanuel Garba, a security guard with the Niger State Water and Sanitation, disclosed that he paid N120,000 to convey the remains of his daughter from Sokoto to Niger.
Stating that his family will not seek any redress, Garba noted that he is yet to receive any call or message from the state government on the tragedy, adding that he does not want anything from anyone.
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