SHOW OF LOVE: Kaduna church distributes food to Muslims during Ramadan

The Christ Evangelical Intercessory Fellowship Ministry, Sabon Tasha, Kaduna has doled out over 500 food packages to Muslims since the beginning of the Ramadan.

Yohanna Buru, general overseer of the church, disclosed this to NAN in Kaduna on Monday. that the food packages and drinks were shared out to

He said food packages and drinks were given to destitutes and the poor.

Buru said the church was in the forefront of promoting religious tolerance in the state, adding that the gesture was to deepen peaceful co-existence between Muslims and Christians.

“We must support our brothers and sisters with what to eat in these 30 days, in view of the high cost of food items in local markets,” he said.

“This gesture will strengthen good relationship with Muslims and promote religious tolerance and better understanding among different faiths.”

According to him, it is not the first time the church will distribute foodstuff to needy Muslims during Ramadan.

Buru recalled that the Church had distributed over 1,000 packaged food and drinks to internally displaced persons (IDPs), destitutes and prison inmates in 2016.

Buru appealed to wealthy Muslims and Christians nationwide to support the poor, including widows and orphans to ease their pains.

One of the beneficiaries, Wambai Isa, who is the leader of visually impaired persons in the state, commended Buru for his relentless efforts to bring succour to less privileged persons.