“I wish to assure all our peace-loving people that we feel your pain,” the Nigerian Catholic Bishop says, and adds, “May the souls of all those who have lost their lives in the hands of these evil men of darkness and those of all the Faithful departed through the mercy of God rest in peace.”
He goes on to call on the people of Kagoro to coexist with each other harmoniously saying it will be the greatest honor to the deceased persons.
“We have always lived together and in peace. We must unite to ensure that we outlive these agents of darkness that threaten to overwhelm our communities,” Bishop Kundi says.
The Catholic Bishop who has been at the helm of Kafanchan Diocese since his Episcopal Ordination in February 2020 further says, “It is time for the people to drop every divisive element that threatens to push us apart. This is the time to embrace our common humanity.”
Addressing himself to the people of God, Bishop Kundi says it is time for them “to form a common force that will fight to a standstill the blood-thirsting men whose one tall dream is to obliterate the indigenous settlements across our nation and to further balkanize us along religious lines.”
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In the statement, the Nigerian Catholic Church leader urges the people to refrain from reprisal attacks saying, "We leave them and their sponsors in the hands of God, our creator who sees everything."
"I therefore call on all of us, Christians or Muslims, across and beyond the limited walls of differences to remain calm and stand together," Bishop Kundi says.
He goes on to encourage the people of God to remain optimistic about a more peaceful future despite the attacks.
“We are facing some real challenges, but we won’t give up. Many are our trials, but we won’t turn back. We may be temporarily down, but we are certainly not out,” the Local Ordinary of Nigeria’s Kafanchan Diocese says.
He continues, “Though our sorrow may last for the night - even if it stretches beyond just a night - I know that however long it takes, daybreak will come and joy comes with the morning.”
“Courage my dear friends,” the Catholic Bishop says, and adds in reference to the words of St-Paul to the Corinthians, “We are hard pressed on every side but not crushed, perplexed but not in despair, persecuted but not abandoned, struck down but not destroyed.”
Magdalene Kahiu is a Kenyan journalist with passion in Church communication. She holds a Degree in Social Communications from the Catholic University of Eastern Africa (CUEA). Currently, she works as a journalist for ACI Africa.
