Angry Youths ‘Beat Up Bishop’ Who Sparked Controversy At Shettima’s Unveiling

Contacted for reaction to the incident, Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) in the federal Capital Territory (FCT), DSP Josephine Adeh, promised to make findings and get back.

The appearance of the ‘men of God’ at Shettimma’s unveiling had generated heated controversy as the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) distanced itself from the so-called Bishops, saying the men were hired to give semblance of the acceptance of the APC Muslim-Muslim ticket.

Vice President of CAN, 19 Northern States and Abuja, and its chairman in Kaduna State, Rev. Joseph John Hayab, had said though the presidential candidate of the APC, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, was free to “hire mechanics and other artisans and sew clerical garments for them”, such effort would only add to their many ropes but would not change the need for “fairness and justice”.

But Bayo Onanuga,  Director of Media and Communication ofTinubu’s campaign, had insisted that the men were not hired.

“They are church leaders who genuinely believe that Nigerians must eschew politics of hatred and religious bigotry and rather embrace politics of peace and nation building. We, therefore, deplore the hysterical twisting of the presence of these men and women in cassocks and the false accusation against our candidates, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu and Senator Shettima.

“The orchestrated social media sensation over the presence of the men is needless and all calculated to detract from the huge success recorded at the momentous event on Wednesday,” he had said in a statement.

Daily Trust