Anglican Church tasks CAN on strategy to tackle jihadist movement
Nigeria will boil if bandits killed Muslim clerics like pastors, say HURIWA
THE Anglican Diocese of Enugu has asked the Christian Association of Nigeria ( CAN) to develop a strategy to counter alleged Jihadist Movement of the present administration.
The Church stated that worsening insecurity, killings, kidnappings and increased attacks on churches and Christians without effective response from the Federal Government are indications that the alleged Islamisation agenda is real.
In a communiqué released after the second session of the 18th Synod of the Diocese held at the All Saints Anglican Church, Enugu, the
church reminded Presi dent being killed and kidnapped Muhammadu Buhari the by bandits the way maraudpurpose of section 14 ( 2) ( b) ers are terrorising and anniof th e 1999 Constitution on hilating Christian leaders in security and welfare of the the country. people. HURIWA, in a statement by
The church, which its National Coordinator, expressed sadness on the Emmanuel Onwubiko, worsening security situation stressed that President in the countr y, stated that Muhammadu Buhari, the terrorists and other nonservice chiefs and all the state actors have continued heads of security agencies, to unleash terror on poor who are Muslims, would and hungry Nigerians with have swung into action no part of the countr y safe should kidnappers start anymore. feasting on Imams.
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IMILARLY, Human Rights The group emphasised that Writers Association of the spate of kidnapping and Nigeria, ( HURIWA), yestergruesome killing of day, said Nigeria would have Christian leaders and their been boiling if Imams are followers is persecution and asked why Imams have not fallen victims to abductions and killings, if the problem were a general one and not targeted at Christians as seen in the last few years.
It recalled that terrorists murdered another Catholic priest, Rev. Fr. Vitus Borogo, in Kaduna State, of late. The 50- year- old priest was murdered at the Prison Farm, Kujama, along the KadunaKachia Road.
This followed the abduction and killing of Rev. Fr. Joseph Bako of St John Catholic Church, Kudenda in the Chikun Local Council of the state in March, among many others.