Senate President David Mark has described the incessant bombings of places of worship as a threat to the unity of the country, saying the perpetrators were out to cause religious strife.
Reacting to yesterday’s bombing of churches in Zaria and Kaduna and the reprisal attacks in the state, Mark preached against vengeance which, he said, would merely worsen the situation
Mark, who spoke through his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Mr. Kola Ologbondiyan, said, “resorting to vengeance will demean your faith as the Lord has said that vengeance is His. More so, reprisal attacks can only help the course of your attackers.
I believe they want to ignite a religious war and threaten our national unity.
“Those who have turned places of worship into targets of bombings should know that they are fighting God, and the Lord will surely, at an appropriate time, give His own judgment”.
He called on the perpetrators to have a rethink and accept dialogue proposed by the Federal Government, stressing that “no matter the amount of anger in a man’s mind, killing another man cannot be a remedy.
Such an action can only aggravate the situation.”
He urged governments at all levels and the security agencies “to rise up to the challenge and forestall needless and further destruction of lives and property in the land.”
