The Anglican Bishop of Wusasa Diocese, Zaria, Kaduna state, Most Rev. Buba Ali-Lamido has expressed deep grief over the bombing mishap at Tudun Biri village in Igabi local government which claimed over 100 lives and left scores injured.
The cleric bemoaned an attempt by some religious groups to mischievously paint the incident as an agenda targeted at Muslims, noting that both Muslims and Christians were killed during the unfortunate incident in which the Nigerian Army had since apologised for accidentally bombing the village.
Lamido warned that any attempt to give the incident a religious colouration would demoralise the nation’s armed forces in the renewed war against terrorists in the north.
Speaking in a statement, Tuesday, Rev. Lamido recalled that a similar incident occurred in 2017 where the Nigerian Air Force accidentally bombed Rann IDP camp in Borno state, claiming 250 lives but there was no such hysteria as the country is witnessing today. He said every life was precious, noting that the death of Christians, Muslims and even of non adherents of both faith, was without doubt painful.
Lamido said: “The Anglican Bishop of Wusasa Diocese, His Grace Most Reverend Dr. Buba Ali Lamido has expressed deep grief over the accidental bombing at Tudun Biri village in Igabi local government area of Kaduna state that claimed over 85 lives and scores of injured people and worries at attempts by some religious groups to mischievously paint what was an accident as an agenda targeted at Muslims.
“Muslims and Christians were killed in the attack, which the Nigerian Army has claimed responsibility and duly apologised for. We, northerners must be careful not to demoralise the armed forces in the renewed war against the terrorists, because the war is far from over. We know for a fact that war is a human endeavor, and mistakes inevitably will occur. We are aware of the 2017 multiple bombing of the Rann IDP camp in Borno state, by the Nigerian Air Force which killed over 250 people and we didn’t witness this same hysteria that we are witnessing today.”
