African Clergies storm TCNN in North-Central to Address Security Challenges
Umar Abdullahi, Jos
A partnership African Conference between Politician,
Spirited individuals and Theologians with the view to address security
challenges of Christian worshippers in the North-Central zone of the country
has been declared open in Jos.
The conference tagged, Theological
Education in Africa (TEA conference) seeking to deliberate on herders farmers
clashes resulting from the effect of desert encroachment through hoofs,
destroying trees to feed their animals.
Speaking with our correspondent on
the significant of the conference which they emphasis on the need for Churches
(Christian) irrespective of denomination to come together and define a common
goal stressing that government is not doing much to protect lives of Christian in
spite killing by Fulani herdsmen.
Prof Tersur Aben is a renowned Professor of
systematical philosophical Theology expressed concern over the level of
destruction to farmland in North central Nigeria were Fulani herdsmen are now
on rampage destroying crops ,killing and maiming innocent people.
According to him, “the tea conference is
bringing theologian's and seminaries all over Africa to come and stay together
and talk as a team on matter that is of interest this is a public theology and
if you know what is going on in our environment especially the meddle belt there
is no way that a Christian church can continue to dialogue just between
themselves so we have to reach out to business people politician, with the economic
recession in the country,’’ he stated.
He lamented that the Christians in
the North have continue to suffer a lot, churches suffered too so we have think
of the way forward to the good of the Christian especially those in the meddle belt.
African Clergies storm TCNN in North-Central to Address Security Challenges
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