Kaduna Bomb Scare: Nathaniel Samuel is a Christian, not Muslim – Suspect’s father

By Toby Prince

Contrary to speculation, Mr Samuel Ezekiel, the father of Nathaniel Samuel, the suspect arrested for allegedly trying to bomb a Living Faith Church in Kaduna, has confirmed that his son is a Christian.

Despite bearing a Christian name, the social media was awash with rumours that Nathaniel is actually a Muslim.

However, the father of the suspect has affirmed that Nathaniel is actually a Christian after reporters visited the his house at Marabar Demishi village located few kilometres from Maraban ‎Rido in Chikun local government area of Kaduna state.

According to Mr Samuel, 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.

He further revealed that his son has always been a Christian and not a Muslim even for a single day.

Asked if Nathaniel 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 added.