Abuja – A coalition of Christian and Muslim youths has condemned the killing of a Christian, Mrs Bridget Agbahime, in Kano, describing the development as unfortunate.
The President of the coalition, Mr Gideon Obande, told newsmen in Abuja on Tuesday that the killing could cause chaos and disunity in the country.
He, however, stressed the need for the perpetrators of the crime to be punished to deter other people from committing such offences.
He said the reason such killing had persisted in some parts of the country was because perpetrators of such acts were in most cases, allowed to go unpunished.
“If you have been following the antecedents in Kano, it is not the first time that issues like this is happening.
“The people see nothing wrong in doing what they are doing because no serious punishment had been melted to them.’’
Obande argued that Nigeria was a liberal state and the constitution had recognised the fact that there was diversity in worship and ethnicity, a situation he said, must be respected.
He noted that the country’s religion and cultural diversification were the strengths of its unity and had made it difficult for seeds of discord to be sowed amongst the populace.
A member of the coalition, Mr Ibrahim Kabiru, called on the Federal Government to ensure that the killer of Agbahime was apprehended and punished.
“We expect government to rise to the occasion of the day by arresting the criminals and making sure they are booked and taken to jail,’’ he said.
Kabiru said that incessant killing of Nigerians, irrespective of the reason should not be used as a yardstick to cause chaos in the country.
He also called on religious faithful to imbibe the virtue of tolerance. (NAN)