In the spirit of peaceful co-existence, hundreds of Muslim youths and their Christian counterparts break Ramadan fast together.
The event occurred at the Sultan Bello Mosque, Kaduna State.
The occasion was organised by the Christian-Muslim Youth Peace Initiative of Nigeria under the co-chairmanship of Dr Suleiman Shuabu Shinkafi, the chairman of the Muslim youth division and Diji Haruna, President of the Youth Wing of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN).
Muslim and Christian youths sat on the same table to share the Ramadan iftar meal served in big bowls.
The essence of the breaking of fast together was to further promote peaceful coexistence among the diverse groups and religious divides in Nigeria.
“The youths are the worse hit in times of crisis,” Dr Shinkafi said.
“We want to create the needed awareness of tolerating each other and stop the youths from being used for violence.”
Dr Shinkafi called on the government to engage the youths meaningfully, so that all forms of social vices perpetrated by the youth would be reduced.
Haruna described the joint breaking of fast together as historic.
“It was also seen as a good chance to promote understanding and religious tolerance,” Haruna said.
“I pray that it will not just stop at eating together alone, but that we will further join forces to say no to violence and collectively build a better society, our religious differences notwithstanding,” he said.
