From Ujah Simon, kaduna
As part of peace, forgiveness and reconciliation among victims of Southern kaduna ethno-religious crisis and vengeance attack, Katrine and Marwanatu, two bereaved Christian and muslims widows who lost their husbands and childrens, homes and property shared their grieves with the sole aim to forgive those that killed their loves once and decided to live together.
Apart from sharing and forgiven, the duo are also spreading the gospel of forgiveness and begining for recounciliation for people to live in peace and harmony and to share their testimony for the Importance of living together without any kind of intimidation to promote Christian-Muslims relationship in the country.Marwanatu Abubakar, a resident of popular volatile Kasuwar Magani in Southern kaduna, shared her experience the during monthly peace journalism conference organize by Interfaith Mediation Centre, IMC, in kaduna and supported by Mercy Corp.Haj. Abubakar told newsmen that some group of well equipped youth from no where came into their house burned the home and killed her husband,,According to her the group of young people killed the husband in such a gruesome manner that would to remember in memory but has forgotten them.She said the crisis in southern kaduna has cause a serious set back that has affected peace stability, education, economy infractions and increase insecurity challenges.
Confirmed that Kasuwan Magani was known for peace and peaceful community as muslims and Christians have been living together irrespective of religious different but as brother and sisters in the Northern region, many years without any forms of threat and insecurity problems.Marwanatu said, she has forgiven all those that killed her husband and burned their house, while calling on every victims of southern kaduna attacks to equally forgive those that killed their love ones for peace and unity and for the progress of the Nation.While calling on state and federal government to equally provide adequate security, she then called on residents to remember the day of resurrection, She called on southern kaduna youth to shun all forms of violence and embrace peace,
Accordingly, narrating her experience Katrine Benard , Christian woman, equally stated how she lost her husband and childrens at the same gangs attack of kasuwar magani the same manner in same day.
While she explained in detail how the killers came to her house and killed her husband who was ill and her daughter the same day, Kathrine said she has forgiven those that killed her husband and her daughter. Kathrine chooses to spread the gospel of forgiveness and reconciliation among all the victims of Southern kaduna
The two bereave women after losing their husbands and some of the their childrens are now staying in a rented house, thought not without challengesOne of the greatest being lack of food and skill to take care of the remaning orphans.
As they continued to spread the gospel of peace and forgiveness, they equally appealed to state and federal government, corporate organization and wealthy individual to support them morally and financially on ways to take care of their remaining rescue children. The call for support was colloborated by the Co-founder of IMC Dr Nuraini Ashafa.
Haj. Abubakar and Mrs Benard, others during peace journalism meeting in kaduna.
