18 year old Abba Usman who has been arrested by the police for allegedly
participating in the July 15th attack by some Muslim youths on St.
Philips Catholic Church in Suleja, Niger State, says himself and his
group attacked the church because the church members were playing their
music so loud which was disturbing them as they were holding their
Juma’at service at about the same time. Usman who is from Manumfachi in
Katsina State and has no fixed address, said they attacked the church
for having the effrontery to disturb the peace of the mosque while
prayers were going on.
“We went to the church to teach them a bitter lesson so that they will
never disturb the peace of the mosque again, especially on a Friday when
we are having a prayer. They have the whole of Sunday to themselves and
we have never disturbed them from doing their own programmes. “We all
entered the church and vandalised some of their property, while we took
some of their musical instruments and other valuables. I went for two of
the microphones with the aim of selling them, but I was not lucky as I
was caught with them” he said while being paraded in Niger state.