Dr Ali Ahmad, Speaker of Kwara State House of Assembly, has condemned
the attacks on Christians during New Year’s service in some churches in
llorin.
Churches on lbrahim Taiwo Road were attacked by some yet-to-be
identified persons in the early hours of Monday during the New Year
service.
Ahmad in a statement jointly signed by his Special Assistant (Media),
Shuaib Abdulkadir and the Chief Press Secretary to the State House of
Assembly, AbdulRahman Sanni, condemned the attacks.
The speaker, however, called for calm, adding that the attack was not
religiously motivated, but believed to have been carried out by some
hoodlums.
He commended the Police Commissioner, Alhaji Ado Lawan, for police
prompt intervention which brought the situation under control.
“They must be brought to book to serve as deterrent to others,” Ahmed told reporters in the state.
“Peace is the pivot of socio-economic transformation of any society and one of the indices of development,” he said.