Officials of the Nigerian National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) have withdrawn from the scene of the Synagogue Church of All Nations in Ikotun, Lagos.
The Public Relations Officer, National Emergency Management Agency, Mr. Ibrahim Farinloye told journalists that they (NEMA) had to leave after the church's security staff, operating aggressively and threateningly, attacked emergency aid officials.
"The church members have been very aggressive and hostile to us; they attacked us and we had to withdraw our services. I was attacked, the officials of the Lagos State Building Control Agency and the General Manager of LASEMA were also attacked. We were not hurt and our equipment was not damaged. This was, however, because we quickly left when they attacked us. We are still waiting to settle before we resume our job." Farinloye said.
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.... was a big orange tree that had the fruits almost everywhere on the tree and some that had fallen on the ground. And because it was dark, they just picked any one they stumbled upon or plucked any their hand felt. They got quite a number and returned to the hostel. They would eat them after school; that was how Tanko and Bawa usually did. They returned to the cathedral later with the other pupils for morning mass. Garba was sceptic about the masses because his father had specifically warned him not to follow the Whiteman's religion. Once, he had attempted to pray in his own religion and one boy had told him it was a big offence to pray in any other religion other than going to mass. Gradually, Garba was getting used to it. He knew his father would be alarmed.
After mass, there was a morning service which Mr. Jacobs officiated as usual. He always used an interpreter at such services. "As children of God, created by God, you must not commit sins. If you steal, you have committed sin, if you tell lies, you are a sinner, and every sinner will be cast into hell fire," Mr. Jacobs said. The interpreter translated. The Whiteman went on and on. "This man is also a sinner," Tanko whispered to Garba who was sitting close by. "If you know you have sinned against God by .... TO BE CONTINUED TOMORROW...JOIN US TOMORROW FOR MORE ON THIS FUNNY AND EXCITING STORY }}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}
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.... was a big orange tree that had the fruits almost everywhere on the tree and some that had fallen on the ground. And because it was dark, they just picked any one they stumbled upon or plucked any their hand felt. They got quite a number and returned to the hostel. They would eat them after school; that was how Tanko and Bawa usually did. They returned to the cathedral later with the other pupils for morning mass. Garba was sceptic about the masses because his father had specifically warned him not to follow the Whiteman's religion. Once, he had attempted to pray in his own religion and one boy had told him it was a big offence to pray in any other religion other than going to mass. Gradually, Garba was getting used to it. He knew his father would be alarmed.
After mass, there was a morning service which Mr. Jacobs officiated as usual. He always used an interpreter at such services. "As children of God, created by God, you must not commit sins. If you steal, you have committed sin, if you tell lies, you are a sinner, and every sinner will be cast into hell fire," Mr. Jacobs said. The interpreter translated. The Whiteman went on and on. "This man is also a sinner," Tanko whispered to Garba who was sitting close by. "If you know you have sinned against God by .... TO BE CONTINUED TOMORROW...JOIN US TOMORROW FOR MORE ON THIS FUNNY AND EXCITING STORY }}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}
Also, Journalists were barred from covering the incident by church members, who were trying to play down the incident.
Young men suspected to be members of the church, mobbed and assaulted a photojournalist working for Nigerian Television Authority (NTA), smashing his camera.
They also molested other reporters and individuals who tried to take pictures of the scene.
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