In what appears to be first of its kind in history, people of Fulani origin joined Christians in Southern Kaduna to worship on Sunday.

Christian faithful at Christ Evangelical Intercessory Fellowship Ministry at Sabon Tasha were afraid when they saw some Fulani among them. But the Assistant National Secretary of Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria (MACBAN), Mallam Ibrahim Abdulahi, doused the tension when he said the aim of their visit was to promote peace and unity among different religions.

According to him, “We visited the church today to interact with our brothers and sisters in Southern Kaduna. To let them know that the problem of insecurity in the region is also affecting the children of Nomads and their future.

Therefore everyone must contribute to overcoming this challenge.”

Responding on behalf of the church, Pastor Yohanna Buru, thanked the Fulani for promoting peace. “Your coming to our church today to worship with us does not make you a Christian, because I have been invited to many mosques to dialogue on peace and this is part of the peace mission in inter-faith activities,” he said.

•Excerpted from a Guardian report.

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