Anti-Christ comments: Christian youths vow to retaliate

The Christian Youth Vanguard, a coalition of
various Christian youth organisations, on
Wednesday in Abuja threatened to
“reciprocate in equal measure” the anti-Christ
comments by a former Minister of the Federal
Capital Territory, Mallam Nasir El-Rufai.
The youths said they would beam their
searchlight on Prophet Mohammed and the
Sultan of Sokoto and President-General of the
Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs,
Alhaji Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar 111.
The threat is coming on the heels of
comments against Jesus Christ and a recent
outburst by el-Rufai that the Christian
Association of Nigeria and its President,
Pastor Ayo Oritsejafor, have become
appendages of the Peoples Democratic Party.
The CYV in a statement by its National
Coordinator, Yakubu Mecham; and Secretary,
Emeka Okoli said from el-Rufai’s
uncomplimentary remarks against CAN ,
Oritsejafor and the Christian faith in Nigeria,
someone needed “to help the ex-minister
before he goes completely mental.”
The NYV recalled how el-Rufai recently “made
blasphemous and abominable tweets about
our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ” but that
the incident was swept under the carpet for
peace sake.
The group wondered what would have been
the consequence if such a blasphemous
remark was made about Prophet Mohammed.
It warned, “Enough of this insults on our
Christian faith and our CAN President. The CYV
hereby notify el-Rufai and his group of
unpatriotic Nigerians that we will not sit back
and tolerate insults aimed at our Christian
leader any longer.
“We wish to stress very emphatically that
henceforth any further careless statements,
comments or insults on our Faith or on the
person of our CAN President will be
reciprocated in equal measure. A word, they
say, is enough for the wise.”