Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum, has visited Pastor Bitrus Tumba, whose son died, when violence broke out between the demolition task force of the Borno Geographic Systems, BOGIS, and worshippers at a branch of EYN Church in Maiduguri on August 5.
The Governor was received by the family and some officials of the Christian Association of Nigeria, CAN led by the association’s chairman, Bishop Mohammed Naga.
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Governor Zulum, during the visit, assured the family of the deceased of his commitment to ensuring justice as soon as the Nigerian Police completes the ongoing investigation, which he directed must be thorough.
Zulum was also accompanied by his Chief of Staff, Prof. Isa Marte Hussaini, and one of his commissioners from the Christian community.
Responding on his family’s behalf, Pastor Bitrus Tumba expressed appreciation to the governor for the visit and said, he considered Ezekiel’s death as an act of God which the family accepts in good faith.
Pastor Bitrus added that everyone dies differently, and God has destined Ezekiel to die from a gunshot, which no one could have stopped.
A statement by Zulum’s spokesman, Isa Gusau said, the governor had on the day of the incident, sent Borno’s deputy governor, Umar Kadafur, to meet the victims of the incident.
The Governor also invited and met with Christian leaders, led by CAN Chairman, Bishop Naga, after which he directed the Police to thoroughly investigate the incident and report to him.
Zulum was scheduled to visit Ezekiel’s family on the day of the incident but had to tarry, to allow the tense situation to douse.
The Governor, instead, sent a private delegation to visit the family on his behalf, while he worked behind the scene to calm down situations between religious leaders, to prevent potential crises between the youths from the different faiths.
Editor: Oloyede Oworu
