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World Mourns Raisi’s Death: Nigerian Christian Clergies Commiserate with Iranians

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By Abdullahi Alhassan, Kaduna

World leaders have begun sending condolence messages following the death of Iran’s President Ebrahim Raisi. Nigerian Christian clergies also joined global leaders in sending condolences to the people of Iran and Muslims worldwide over the shocking death of President Raisi in a helicopter crash.

In his message of condolence to the people of Iran and Muslims worldwide, Pastor Dr. Yohanna Buru, the General Overseer of Christ Evangelical and Life Intervention Ministry in Sabon Tasha, expressed his shock over the president’s death.

He said, “Ebrahim Raisi’s death is all over the media. I read in a newspaper about the sudden death of the Iranian president in a helicopter crash yesterdays . My heartfelt condolences to his family and the people of Iran.”

Iran’s president, foreign minister, and others were found dead at the helicopter crash site, according to state media.

Pastor Dr. Yohanna Buru described the death as shocking and prayed to Almighty God to grant President Raisi paradise.

He noted that most newspapers reported that Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, the country’s Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian, and others were found dead at the site of a helicopter crash yesterday after an hours-long search through a foggy, mountainous region in the country’s northwest. Raisi was 63.

“I extend my deepest condolences to the Iranian government and people over the passing of President Ebrahim Raisi, Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian, and those accompanying them following this tragic accident. We pray that God grants them eternal rest and we extend our heartfelt sympathies to their families,” he said.

Pastor Dr. Yohanna Buru sympathized with the people of Iran and Muslim leaders worldwide, expressing that he was “deeply saddened and shocked by the tragic demise” of Raisi after Iranian media reported his death in a helicopter crash.

“We extend our heartfelt condolences and sympathies to the Supreme Leader of the Islamic Republic, Ali Khamenei, and to the nation of Iran, its government, and people. We express our solidarity with the brotherly Iranian people and the officials of the Islamic Republic during this painful tragedy,” he added.

Pastor Dr. Yohanna Buru also used the opportunity to extend his condolences to the people of Kano state north western nigeria over the mosque attack that resulted in a rising death toll of 15 by a single individual

He conveyed his sympathies to the Kano State government and Muslims across Nigeria regarding the Kano incident and called for ceaseless prayers

Similarly,Pastor Goerge john kaduna condoles with the iranian muslims and world muslims leaque over the.incidence

He said, we symphatises with the government and peace of Iran over the helicopter crash,We pray that may God grant all that died Aljannah firdaus We will also keep praying and fasting for world peace and.unity

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