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Following the order by the ohen ugbodeyaen of urora community in ikpoba- okha local government area of Edo state to Churches in community not to open church for worship form 8.30am to 2 pm on Sunday the 29 of September 2019 to enable the community to perform the annual ikpoleki festival in the community
The ohen of urora made statement while speaking to news men in Benin city
The Ohen of Urora community Chief Ugiagbe Aiwaguora said the Ikpoleki Festival is an annual things which as been celebrating for years right from the times of their fathers, not on their time it will not change, that the Churches came to meet them in their community and they have no right to tell them how they will run their traditional festival which is ones in a year.
The community just ask the pastors in different church in the community not to open church for worship from 8.30 am to 2.00pm on the 29 of September 2019 in order for the community to preform ikpoleki festival is now a big problems for them.
However the Pastor of Omega Fire Ministry Pastor Azemhe Azena who church is in the community said the community don't have sure right to stop the children's of God not to open A house of God for worship on Sunday in the country, that in the Nigeria Constitution stated it very cleanly that every bodies has freedom of worship, and use the opportunity to called of the state government, the Commissioner of Police and DSS to build up security in the community that they are going to open their churches tomorrow for the work of God.
Rev Phil Arojie the President of Christian Association of Nigeria youths Wing.
Said, no body has the monopoly of violence, the church has the right to worship God in all ramifications, He urged the Christians to go and worship God tomorrow Sunday without fear.
In his part the lawyer by Profession Barr's Olayiwola Afolabi said the urora Community can't stop peoples not to worship their God, by asking pastor who church are in the community not to opened church for some hours that is very bad, its against freedom of worship, those that gave that order should be arrested by police and DSS
Barr's Olayiwola Afolabi A human right lawyer said that the church have the right to worship almighty God any time, any day especially on Sunday's.
He said that the government and the security to wake up to there responsibility and make peace.
The Commissioner of police of Edo state police command CP Danmallam Mohammad in a telephone call said no community leaders that have that right to stop any church not to worship God on Sunday.
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