Northern churches attacked for supporting Jonathan

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Christian Association of Nigeria, CAN, on Friday, raised alarm over the persistent  attacks on Christians in the northern part of the country, saying that on March 20,  2015 two arsonists set on fire a branch of Living Faith Church popularly called Winners Chapel in Giwa, Headquarters of Giwa Local Government Area of Kaduna State.
The razing of the church came a few months after the reported endorsement of President Goodluck Jonathan by the Founder of the Church, Bishop David Oyedepo.
National Christian body described it as one of many, an example of what to come, if government and security forces failed to take action.
President of Tarayyar Masihiyawan Nijeria (Hausa, Fulani and Kanuri Christians), General Ishaku Ahmed Dikko (rtd) and the Director of National Issues in CAN, Mr. Sunny Oibe in a statement, in Abuja, called on security agencies to act fast to avoid violence in the area.
They said Christians in the North, particularly the Hausa, Fulani and Kanuri speaking Christians, who are indigenous in these states and live within and among their kith and kin “are in serious jeopardy.” 
The statement titled: “Presidential Elections 2015: Signs of what to expect”, explained that “the Church was razed to the ground and nothing was saved from the Church including the building.
“This action surprised the Christian Community, especially the Church members, as there was no tension or any sign of it between Christians and Muslims in the town.
“It is however, a known fact that the people of the Local Government have not been friendly with the Christian Community even though over 90 percent of them are of the same Huasa – Fulani indigenes.
“The incidence actually became more worrisome when no effort was made by a passerby to assist in putting out the fire. In fact, it was a Fulani herdsman that saw the fire and reported to the Police Station. Only one Policeman and a Christian volunteer that ran to the scene and attempted to put out the fire but of course could not achieve anything.
​“This situation and the circumstances surrounding the incidence are a cause of serious concern. If this can happen more than a week to the Presidential Elections, what shall we expect during or after the elections? Is this a sign of what to expect or a dress rehearsal of a repeat of 2011 Post – Election Violence? This is a wakeup call to the Federal, State and Local Government Authorities, especially the Security Agencies.
“The Christians in the North, particularly the Hausa, Fulani and Kanuri speaking Christians, who are indigenous in these States and live within and among their kith and kin, are in serious jeopardy.”

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