Boko Haram Christian Wing Attempt To Bomb Church – MURIC
A Christian, Nathaniel Samuel, has been arrested in connection with the attempted bombing of the Kaduna state branch Winners Chapel on Sunday, February 2nd.
Nathaniel Samuel was reported to have taken a backpack containing explosives into the church auditorium, he is reported to have put the backpack on his seat and went into the restroom.
When his prolonged absence from his seat with the bag just lying on the seat was observed, the attention of the security department of the church was drawn to the abnormality. These immediately reported the development to the policemen on guard duty around the church.
The policemen immediately arrested the suspect who claimed ownership of the bag but said that he was ignorant of the content of the bag because a certain lady Grace by name gave the bag during an empowerment meeting.
While police investigation is still ongoing, Professor Ishaq Akintola, President of Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC) released a statement last night (Monday) where he said that the failed bombing attempt on the church in Kaduna and the subsequent arrest of the suspected Christian suicide bomber, goes to show that Boko Haram has a Christian wing.
In the statement, the MURIC president said that the arrest of the Christian Nathaniel Samuel trying to bomb the Sabon Tasha branch of Winners chapel, made a mockery of the Adeboye led rally directed by the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) while at the same time a fellow Christian was hatching up plans to bomb a church.
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The statement in full
“This arrest is the outcome of our prayers for Allah to expose all those who are behind the bombing of churches. We are not surprised that the suspect happens to be a Christian. We have said it on several occasions that there is a Christian version of Boko Haram. Christians bomb churches and the whole world blame Nigerian Muslims for the atrocity.
“The arrest of Nathaniel Samuel for attempting to bomb this church is not a new development. Victor Moses was arrested on 1st March 2016 for spying for Boko Haram bombers. He confessed that he carried out surveillance before the bombing of Madalla church in Abuja on 25th December 2011. It must be noted that for every single arrest there must have been several successful crimes committed. There is no doubt that there are many other Christians warming up somewhere to bomb churches and lay the blame on Muslims.
“We give kudos to the Kaduna Police Command for this feat. People blame the security agencies for no just cause sometimes. This arrest must have been the outcome of careful planning and prolonged surveillance. Those who handled the operation deserve a promotion.
“But the arrest of a Christian attempting to bomb a church makes a mockery of the rally organized by the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN). The rally was called ostensibly to protest against alleged rising insecurity in the country. But God works in wonderful ways. He exposed another plot by a fellow Christian to bomb a church on the same day that CAN called for the rally. The coincidence is equally divine, and it gives the impression that the rally itself was nothing but a hocus pocus.
“CAN would have exploded immediately in its usual self-righteousness if Nathaniel Samuel had succeeded in bombing the church yesterday. A world press conference would have been held this morning to blame the killing on Muslims. Also, there would have been screaming headlines in newspapers across the country: Boko Haram Bombs Church Again: Hundreds Killed! White House would have called Aso Rock: Why are you killing Christians? This scenario is becoming too ridiculous. It is turning our country into a bundle of contradictions. We say enough is enough. This hypocrisy in articulated religiosity must stop.
“CAN nurse a false dogma of permanent insecurity, incompetence and persecution. But in reality, Nigeria today is much better than Nigeria in 2015 when the Buhari administration took over. Boko Haram that was controlling 17 local governments at that time has been reduced to a pack of hoodlums hitting and running.
Nigerian soldiers who were running and hiding from the insurgents before are now putting the latter on the run. The fact that Boko Haram tactics have diminished to guerrilla warfare cements our hypothesis of a debilitated insurgency. Ditto for kidnappings and armed robbery. There is a gross reduction in the spate of crime, but groups like CAN feed fat on misinformation.
“In a nutshell, MURIC calls on patriotic Nigerians to continue to pray for peace, political stability and economic prosperity. But above all, we call on the security agencies to step up their safety measures. Life is sacred and this country can only make progress in an atmosphere of security. Therefore, the security agencies must be alert to their responsibilities. We charge Nigerians to be extra-vigilant. Our enemies are in our midst.”
