Father of suicide bomber caught in Winners Chapel speaks, reveals his true name

A few days ago, a young man was caught with a suspected improvised explosive device at the Living Faith Church in Sabon Tasha area of Chikun Local Government Area, Kaduna State.

The father of Nathaniel Samuel, the young man who was arrested for allegedly trying to bomb a Living Faith Church in Kaduna, Mr Samuel Ezekiel, has now spoken.

The young man’s father confirmed that his son is a Christian, and not a Muslim as being speculated on social media.

It
could be recalled that the identity of the arrested would-be bomber had
generated uproar across the country as many disputed his name and
religion.

Our reporter who visited the suspect’s house at
Marabar Demishi village located few kilometres from Maraban ‎Rido in
Chikun local government area of Kaduna state met his father, Samuel
Ezekiel, a Jarawa by tribe from Bauchi state, alongside‎ the Kaduna
state chairman of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), Reverend
Joseph Hayab.

He also said Nathaniel was born in 1991 and
schooled in the state, adding that his mother was from Nasarawa state
even though she no longer live with them.

Mr Ezekiel told Daily Trust that his son has been a Christian and not a Muslim even for a single day.

Asked
if his son bears Mohammed Sani as being speculated, he said, “No! Not
even for a single day has he been a Muslim.” Mr Ezekiel also said he was
shocked when he was told that his son carried a bomb into a church
because he wondered what would have happened to the lives of people in
the church.

“If he was alone, I don’t care but for the lives that are in the church, I begin to wonder. I shed tears,” he told our reporter.

Also
speaking with Daily Trust, Reverend Hayab Joseph said he knew the
father of the suspect for many years, noting that it’s just that he
didn’t know that Nathaniel was the son of Mr. Ezekiel until he visited
the house.

He said CAN is not concerned about Nathaniel’s
name or religion but the act of criminality that he would have committed
which should be addressed.

He also expressed disappointment
over the failure of the Police to do a thorough check on the suspect’s
background, saying that would have saved Nigerians a lot of stress on
the identity of the suspect.

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