A security operative in Ahmadu Bello University in Zaria, Kaduna State, has confirmed to SaharaReporters that Vice Chancellor Abdullahi Mustapha’s refusal to allow a Catholic Chapel at the Kongo Campus is creating tension between the Christian community and the management.
Discussions over the building of a new Church on Kongo campus has ongoing been on for years, and the Christian community in the university is accusing the management of favouritism on the grounds that there are several Mosques on the campus and that it has never denied the Muslim community permission to construct a new one.
The security operative said, “As it is now, there is tension because of the development and we have forwarded our security report to our superiors for prompt action.”
In a letter dated February 18, 2013, addressed to the Catholics and the Christian community, Professor Mustapha said, “there will be no more new Churches on the Kongo Campus”, and asked the Christian community to arrange to utilize the existing chapel.
The university is yet to respond to the issue in the media, but the Christian community is understood to have formally alerted the Kaduna State government and the security agencies of the latest developments
Nothing that will develop the University to be built except church which can be used to cause crisis. What church can contribute to the development of the University whereas many have been built and still things have not changed for the better in Nigeria.
This is not a matter of new church entirely. The cathelic poll down the existing church so as to build a befitting one and muslim community around say no to it, and the vc consent to their no.
I don’t know about u but I schooled in ABU, I was there during VC Mahdi, thru the tenure of VC Abdullahi and left with the present VC on seat. ABU is becoming more religion oriented by the day. Fanatics and fanatism is increasing at a alarming rate. The VC is obviously one. We need prayers to save ABU
INSANITY OF HIGH DEGREE.I TNK ITS HIGH TIME D INSANITY OF DESE RELIGIOUS BIGOTS SHLD B CHECKD.IF U BLIV IN UR god,DONT DISTURB D WAY,D TRUTH&D LIFE SO DT D WRATH OF ALMIGHTY GOD WIL NT B ON U&UR GENERATNS.D WAY OF GOD IS PEACE&NT BY FORCE.GOD IS LOVE
Hahahahahahaha, is there a mosque in the University of Nigeria or University of Port Harcourt? Why should they take it personal? if they want to worship why not go to town. People no get work every time religion, religion, religion, Mtcheeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeew nonsense. Na there students go do lectures abi na library ?
If there are existing churches in the campus, the school authority is entitle to stop construction of new ones, otherwise, soon there will be more churches inside than business centres.
Secondly is that, some schools in the south have expressly forbidden building of Mosques on campus despite the presence of countless number of Churches in them.
@wazobia who told you that there are no mosques in uniport and unn?pls confirm your facts correctly before you make your blind argument. There should be freedom of worship.if the church has the money to build a new church in the campus,they should be allowed to do so.
Musa ure a true Nigerian,bone all dis religious bigots….if d existin church cannot accomodate dem anymore,y stop dem frm buildin a new one did they beg u for money?….come to d south east even in secondary schools there are mosques in a predominantly christian region yet we live peacefully…no one stops d oda frm worshippin
why don,t leave them to build the church?nigerian we have to be careful and love each other.
I always feel bad about the way our pple (the muslim umma)are treating these ple (christians) it is not good at all, if they dont stop or disturb us from our worship, then i see y we must disturbing ourselves about their way of worshiping god. They are human just like any muslim infact some of them are even some those who call themselves muslims. Prophet mohammed A.W.S peace be upon only teaches us to love Allah above all other thing & to live the way pple ll see & join the muslim umma & not to molest them. Pls. If there mosques in that campus & space where the church can be built let them do it what is there.
SO WITH ALL THIS ATTACK IN THE NORTH XTAINS ARE STILL COMFORTABLE?HEAVEN HELP DOSE WHO HELP THEMSELF.
Zaria Communities are totaly not supporting VC of ABU becouse that old Man hated entare people hailed in Zaria
VC,we are totally in support of you.These hypocrates will soon turn ABU into a miracle(so called) Busuness and noice polution centerI challenge anyone to tell me the location of a mosque in UNN.No building of church in ABU.
The collision of Sharia tenets & those of d Holy Bible. Incredible!
All those who are sayin that the vc stop them from building a church need to cum and see the kind of land that the existing churches occupy already. If i were the vc even the existing one are going down,,,bcos there no any place in the bible that christians are told to go 2 church or can i anybody help me?
i wonder if Wazobia and Yahaya ever passed through the gate of a school. How would you say there’s no mosque in a school? It is not possible. Won’t they hold Jumat Services during convocation and other anniversaries?
Visit this Site and see the order of events of one of UNN’s convocation programmes by yourself.
http://www.liveschoolnews.com/university-of-nigeria-unn-42nd-convocation-ceremonies-programme-of-event-2/
Me i don’t know y the VC don’t want a church built o. But i oppose some illiterate fools here who said there’s no Mosque in a school.
Dis ppl are @ it again abi,they want another riot,see we do not have time 4 dem, we have aways learn 2 cast all our care on God we will leave them 2 God who will judge them.xtain let teach them how 2 make peace by not fighting back,God will do it let us leave it in his hands
@Ayo, thanks for the clarification!
I do not know when all these fanatics will learn to tolerate other religion.
Check out the 42nd Convocation of UNN. The Jumaat service on Friday was held at the University of Nigeria mosque!!
Please live and let live.
ABU is not Boko Haram training school!!! …Mtchew