Federal govt should do more to address killings in Nigeria - CAN
- The Christian Association of Nigeria has alleged that the federal government has not done enough to address killings in some parts of Nigeria
- It declared that it is difficult to separate the herdsmen from Boko Haram
- The association said the soul of every Nigerian is important and valuable before God
The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) has raised the alarm that herdsmen and Boko Haram insurgents have joined forces to attack citizens alleging that the federal government had not done enough in addressing killings in parts of the country.
Daily Trust reports that the organisation on Tuesday, July 10, made this known in Ilorin, Kwara state, after the 2018 Special Prayer Rally.
The church leaders and minsters fellowship of Nigeria, in conjunction with the state’s chapter of CAN, its national president Samson Ayokunle, said it was time the federal government woke up to its duties of securing the lives and property of Nigerians.
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“The herdsmen and Boko Haram, they are combining together and it is difficult now to separate the herdsmen from Boko Haram.
“On Sunday night again, they attacked some communities in Adamawa state; they rode motorcycles the way Boko Haram usually do and they started shooting and killing people.
“How do these people get their ammunition supplied? Why is the government unwilling to unearth all these things? Nigerians cannot be just killing like chickens.
“The soul of every Nigerian is important and valuable before God, it is a shame what is happening and when we talk like this it is not because we hate government but government must be responsible. government will earn our respect when it performs its duties.
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“I have gone to Aso Rock and presented papers to president on the issue of security architecture. We cannot sleep with our eyes closed when the security apparatus as it were appears to be in the hands of only one religion; when the apparatus appears to be in only one region of the country.”
Meanwhile, Legit.ng had reported that CAN called on the federal government to compensate victims of January killings in Benue state.
The association said victims of the clash between herdsmen and farmers in the state have been abandoned by the federal government.
Speaking at a meeting organised by the National Council Committee on the herdsmen/farmers crisis in Makurdi, the Benue state chairman of CAN, Rev. Akpen Leva, said the situation is saddening.
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Source: Legit.ng
