Agency Report
Christians on Saturday joined Muslims to clear grass at the Kaduna Mosque praying ground as a way to strengthen ethnic and religious relationships.
Jessica Akila and Mercy Bajumi, members of the Community Peace Observers (CPO) in the Kachia local government area and working under the Community Initiatives to Promote Peace (CIPP) in Kaduna State, explained that they attended the exercise which took place at the Eid praying ground in Kaduna
They disclosed that their action was part of efforts towards strengthening peaceful coexistence and religious tolerance among different faith communities in Kaduna and the country.
According to them, this is the second time some volunteer Christian youth, women, religious and community elders in Kachia Local Government Area of Kaduna State have taken part and joined their Muslim brothers and sisters in large numbers to clear grasses and get rid of trash at a Mosque premise which is the venue for the Eid-El-Kabir prayers.
They stressed that they came to clear all the grass in order to beautify the mosque premises and the general environment.
NAN
