The Catholic Bishop of Sokoto Most Rev. Dr. Matthew Hassan Kukah has paid a solidarity visit to the Internally Displaced Persons in Gandi, Rabat Local Government Area of Sokoto State. He was there to sympathise with the remaining 4,900 displaced persons who survived the attack by bandits during which not less than 76 persons lost their lives.
Bishop Kukah was accompanied on the visit by some members of the Catholic Community from Sokoto as well as the Zonal and Sector Commanders of the FRSC.
The Bishop donated in aid of the IDPs, 17 bags of rice, 40 wrappers, soup ingredients, different varieties of drugs and other items. He presented the the District Head of Gandi and the Secretary of Rabah Local Government along with officials of the Sokoto State Emergency Management Agency.
Bishop Matthew Hassan Kukah said the criminals who perpetrated the killing do not care about the faith of their victims.
He called on Christians and Muslims to collaborate to defeat the goal of criminals to drive a wedge between adherents of both religions.
The District Head of Gandi and Secretary to Rabah Local Government both commended the Bishop and the Catholic Church for the kindness and maturity shown. They both affirmed that Christians and Muslims need to unite in the common humanity and brotherhood.
Bishop Kukah later visited the displaced persons in the camp located within the Gandi Primary school.
On of the displaced person recalled that the bandits wrote to the farming communities in the three villages attacked to provide N1.5m or risk their lives.
He said they couldn't raise such amount and true to the threat, the bandits invaded the communities on motorcycles killing everyone in sight.
