On social media today, a video of a young Muslim boy praying in front of a Redeemed Christian Church of God church (RCCG) branch seems to be making the rounds.
This video, however simple and or innocent it might seem, has generated a lot of reaction on social media, especially on Twitter where many Nigerians have taken to to air their opinions.
The video was recorded by a curious onlooker and Nigerians on social media have shared their take on the interesting situation.
Popular activist, Aisha Yesufu, also a thing or two to say on the video and according to her, if the boy gets the offer of a better life and drops his begging bowl and enters the church, Muslims will say Christians are converting their people.
See her tweet, the said video and other reactions below:
Man records a young Muslim boy praying in front of a church.pic.twitter.com/bdrMZC17Pl
— Laila Ijeoma | Lailasnews.com (@LailaIjeoma) November 13, 2019
If the boy gets offer of a better life with education, drops the bowl & enter the church my brothers and sisters that threw him away into the streets will be shouting they are stealing our children and converting them to christianity! Bunch of hypocrites!https://t.co/IYxQr50a1O https://t.co/E3QJFx2LdH
— Aisha Yesufu (@AishaYesufu) November 13, 2019
If only our children will grow knowing that they can worship, pray and even enter wherever dey like, this world will be a better place. Religion is not to be war but to bring peace and unity. I pray our little ones grow to know that.
— henrt (@peter2real) November 13, 2019
If we allow them. No one was born to hate. People were taught to hate
— Aisha Yesufu (@AishaYesufu) November 13, 2019
I don’t usually agree with your perspective about most issues, but this you are right on point, my granny and my uncles do say things like this, Christian organization try to provide better opportunities to the needy than their Muslim Organization in NIGERIA.
— Abdraheem, Idris O. (@Prince_Drissy) November 13, 2019
Agreed, but we should cater for our future. We shouldn’t let children grow like this. Sentiments aside, with these young ones, the future will be filled with danger of poverty and illiteracy. Religion will never cater for them but education will
— Baby ❤️ (@ige__tim) November 13, 2019
Can a Christian boy do this in front of a mosque?
— Bros Twittar (@BrosTwittar) November 13, 2019
Definitely.
The question is will the christian live to tell the story?— William (@WilliamOkafor) November 13, 2019
Bros I have seen some sets of Muslims working at a church new building construction in Zaria arrange theselves and pray during prayer hours… but you can’t try that in a mosque.
— Quest_xxx (@memzi_quest) November 13, 2019
And he had with him his begging bowl his next meal depends on it! In a country that spend billions on frivolities.. Sad
— OJA (@ojasankara) November 13, 2019
During the era of Muhammad (PBUH) a non Muslim came in the mosque and urinated. Few were angry and ready to rebuke the fellow. The prophet stopped them and ordered freedom. He repeated and was freed again again.. Islam is a religion of peace.
— ????Billy?billy????? (@waleorwhale) November 14, 2019
I remember the backlash from the Muslim community when a girl went to preach at university of Ibadan’s mosque
— Adedigba (@solaadedigba) November 13, 2019
Christ is love but this is not possible in front of mosque ? Christians tolerate a lot from Muslims.
— Grace John❤ (@onyiforlife) November 13, 2019
Apart from from the various Nigerian traditional religion, no other religion originated from Nigeria. But you find all kinds of fanatics here in this country being ‘more catholic than the pope’!
— Pharm Okiti?? (@Nnebuogo_ukpe) November 13, 2019
