By Suleiman Anyalewechi
The Katsina State Chapter of the umbrella body of Christian faithful in Nigeria ,the Christian Association Nigeria, CAN, on Thursday, March 21 2024, distanced the Association from a purported law suit challenging alleged discriminatory actions of two Katsina based tertiary institutions against Christian students
Katsina CAN Secretary, Dr Musa Daniel, while briefing the media, said Ibrahim Isah, the litigant is neither known to the body, nor has its mandate to institute the said court action.
The Source reports that earlier on Thursday, Barrister Isah, widely believed to be enjoying the backing of Alliance Defending Freedom International, ADF announced that he has instituted a law suit to challenge two Universities in Katsina for, allegedly, prohibiting Christian groups from conducting fellowship meetings and worships on their campuses .
The ADF had earlier on Monday March 18 in a statement rationalizing the law suit ,accused the two Universities of imposing restrictions on Christian religious activities as back as between 2017 and 2020 ,and has since refused to reverse and or relax same .
The Advocacy group further noted that the affected Universities have continued to enforce the restrictions order ,by allegedly denying Christians access to all worship and fellowship facilities on their campuses.
Conversely, the ADF said Muslim faithful have continued to enjoy unfettered gatherings at all University- owned worship facilities,adding that even though Katsina remains largely a moslem state there are considerable Christian students at the concerned universities .
However, the Katsina State CAN scribe, said the body has not engaged the services of Isah and or any other persons to institute any legal action against the authorities of the
universities.
According to him,findings by CAN have shown that Christian Fellowships and other related activities are running unhindered on the various campuses of the tertiary institutions concerned,contrary to the false claims of Isah .
Dr Daniel accused Isah of enjoying the sponsorship of ADF ,in the whole purported legal challenge against the authorities of the affected universities.
“Barr. Ibrahim Isah does not in any way represent the CAN katsina State chapter in any legal matter .We have our legal Adviser in the person of Bar Samaila Audu .
“CAN Katsina State Chapter has records of of peaceful co-existence and merit based leaderships in the two universities .
“On this note we disassociate ourselves from the legal actions .This is for the attention of the Federal University of Dustin-Ma and Umar Musa Yar’ Adua University katsina, the Federal High Court of Justice Katsina and the general public.” CAN stated
