The identity of the man caught trying to bomb a Winners church in Kaduna on Sunday has pitted former Aviation Minister, Chief Femi Fani-Kayode against the senator for Kaduna Central in the 8th Senate, Sen. Shehu Sani.
The would-be bomber has been identified as Nathaniel Samuel Tanko, a Christian.
Sani, who took to Twitter on Monday, said that the incident confirmed that terrorism knows no religion and that both Muslims and Christians can perpetrate the dastardly act.
He wrote: “There are those who are not happy that the alleged bomber ‘is not a Muslim’; there are those who are happy that the alleged bomber ‘is a Christian’.
“We view our common tragedies via our religious lenses and prejudices and hence lost our common brotherhood and humanity.”
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There are those who are not happy that the alleged bomber ‘is not a Muslim’;there are those who are happy that the alleged bomber ‘is a Christian’.We view our common tragedies via our religious lenses and prejudices and hence lost our common brotherhood and humanity.
— Senator Shehu Sani (@ShehuSani) February 3, 2020
But Fani-Kayode, who also took to Twitter, expressed doubts over the Kaduna bomber’s true identity.
He claimed that the suspect is a Hausa/Fulani Muslim whose real name is Mohammed Nasiru Sani.
According to the ex-minister, the suspect’s identity has been changed to give the impression that he is Christian.
He wrote: “f anyone really believes that the individual that attempted to plant a bomb in Winners Chapel, Kaduna is a Christian and that his real name is Nathaniel Tanko they need to have their heads examined.
“He is actually a Hausa/Fulani Muslim and his real name is Mohammed Nasiru Sani.
“‘The Kaduna bomb planter Mohammed Sani confessed to being forced in detention to bear Nathaniel Tanko in custody.
“‘He confirmed he is a Muslim &Fulani.He also claims an influential Muslim contracted him to bomb Living Faith Church Kaduna'”.
Kaduna-based Pastor Azzaman, wrote:
"The Kaduna bomb planter Mohammed Sani confessed to being forced in detention to bear Nathaniel Tanko in custody.He confirmed he is a Muslim &Fulani.He also claims an influential Muslim contracted him to bomb Living Faith Church Kaduna".
— Femi Fani-Kayode (@realFFK) February 3, 2020
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