Members of Majlis Khuddamul Ahmadiyya Nigeria (MKAN), the male youth wing of Ahmadiyya Muslim Jama’at of Nigeria, has condemned the gruesome attack on St. Francis Catholic Church, Owo, Ondo State.
The MKAN National President, Abdurroqib Akinyemi, made the condemnation on Tuesday in Offa, headquarters of Offa Local Government Area of Kwara at a news conference to herald the sect’s 48th national conference.
The sect described the St. Francis Catholic Church killing which occurred on Sunday at a church service as cruel, anti-human and unfortunate.
“However, the moment we heard about the incident, our members in Ondo State were immediately deployed to the Federal Medical Centre, Owo, to donate blood to victims.
“Four members donated blood on Sunday, nine were there on Monday, some members went there today again, and we will continue to support the victims in whatever capacity we can while we also continue to support them with prayers,” Akinyemi said.
He said the male youth wing of Ahmadiyya Muslim Jama’at of Nigeria were converging once again to hold their physical annual national convention, Ijtema, after a three-year break since the emergence of COVID-19 resulting in restriction of gatherings by government in a bid to curtail the spread of the virus.
Akinyemi explained that the event was aimed at presenting the beautiful teachings of Islam to the world through the conjunction of words and deed, especially in matters that concerned youths in this challenging period in our dear nation, Nigeria.
According to him, the convention is set to hold from June 10 to 12, at Offa Grammar School, Kwara state.
“This year, owing to the fraudulent activities, incessant killings, and murderous acts being committed by youths in recent times, all in a quest to make quick money, the theme of our convention has been tagged: Youths and Materialism: The Unending Quest for Worldliness.”
“Erudite scholar, Dr Saheed Timehin, is expected to deliver a lecture on Saturday, June 11.
“The program is dedicated to ensuring that members excel in various spheres of life without losing their integrity, piety, and faith as Muslims while also contributing our quota to nation building.
”As the Motto of the majlis reads, nations cannot be reformed without the reformation of youths.
“This explains the reason we do not joke with human and capacity building while also working tirelessly to ensure that our members are reformed physically, morally and spiritually” Akinyemi explained.
According to him, there will be presentation of awards of excellence to deserving states and districts of the Majlis that had done very well in ensuring that the focus were met by executing their tasks accordingly and satisfactorily.