Clergyman identify as Pastor Yohanna Shuaibu has been killed by mob in Kano State
The Reverend was killed in Massu, a village in Sumaila Local Government Area of the State.
According to the report, the mobs also went ahead to burnt down the slain pastor’s house, church and mission school.
Confirming the report published by vanguard, the pastor was killed in retaliation of young Christian Convert allegedly killed brother Wife.
A young Muslim man who converted to Christianity allegedly killed his brother’s wife during a fight and the mobs suspected that the pastor has hand in the alleged conversion.
A statement by Hausa Christian Foundation (HACFO) said the incident occurred in the early hours of Thursday, September 23.
The statement reads, “A few days ago one young man who converted from Islam but has neither been going to Church nor mosque fought with his brother’s wife.
In the cause of the fight, he hit her with Piston and she died, the young man surrendered himself to the Mopol that are stationed in the area and was taken to the station for further prosecution.
The place became so tensed as people who heard the position of the Moslems in the area advised the Reverend to leave the area for a safer place because the Moslems felt the young man who killed a woman in a fight is Christian sensing that as usual, they may attack and the Reverend as the main target especially because of his obvious exploits.
The pastor, however, left for one of the neighbouring villages called Biri where he stayed for a night, the next day he came back to vacate the school pupils to avoid any eventualities knowing that if the school activities continued, the children can easily be targeted and killed.
“Late Reverend shuaibu noticed that the tension was dowsed and he thought he could stay with his family and people, but the Moslems gather their mob and descended on him, Machetted him badly, burnt down his House, the Church and the School in the night.
“His wife was able to sneak out with the children in the midst of the mob since it was dark already,” the statement however reads.
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