Dissatisfied with federal government’s style of handling the security challenge posed by the spate of bombings and killing of innocent citizens occasioned by the insurgencies of a terrorist gang, the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) yesterday pointedly told President Goodluck Jonathan to step aside if he couldn’t put a stop to the mindless killings in the country.
Specifically reacting to the attacks on Christian worshippers in Kano and Borno states, CAN said, “We are telling President Goodluck Jonathan, if he has not done anything to put an end to this madness, then, he should know that there is trouble in his hand.”
Meanwhile, Taraba State commissioner of police Mr. Maman Sule yesterday narrowly escaped death when a suicide bomber who laid ambush on the route to the commissioner’s office thrust an improvised explosive device (IED), at his convoy.
Although the commissioner escaped unhurt, many security operatives on his entourage were not spared: 11 persons lost their lives in the attack.
But speaking with journalists in Kaduna, the spokesman of the northern CAN, Elder Sunday Oibe, also accused northern traditional rulers of the mindless killings in the region.
He said: “We are telling the emirs, traditional rulers and the political chieftains in the north that they are behind these things and they must bring the perpetrators to book”
“To us, we feel that government is just playing games and politics with the church and the church is not going to take it anymore because anybody who kills is a murderer or arsonist.
“Why is the government becoming helpless to bring these people to book? Is the government telling us that a particular tribe or religion is superior to every other person in this country?
“We are feeling serious pains and disappointment at the entire system called Nigeria. It is highly condemnable in the strongest term because these are innocent students who were sent to school by their parents to acquire education.
“They went to worship their God only for some people to come and sniff lives out of them. It is highly condemnable, it is not just condemnable, but we will not sit down and fold our arms to accept this madness any more.
“This country belongs to all of us, and if truly it is one Nigeria, one indivisible country that has a government to protect lives and property, then, government must do something about it because it is the systematic approach of these murderers which tends to the fact that it is only Christians that are the major targets.
“They do it on Sundays and attack only places of worship owned by Christians. We have mosques scattered all over BUK, nobody has heard any attack on them. They said it is the issue of poverty, but they have not attacked any government infrastructure. If it is the issue of power, then, they should go and fight government. Why is it that it is Christians that they are fighting?
“The irony of this thing is that the people have carefully put a plan in place to eliminate Christians. Total annihilation of Christianity from the surface of this country - that is the target.
“And it seems that the government of this country led by Goodluck Jonathan is helplessly looking on, always telling us that security men are on top of the situation.
“We want to use this medium to tell the world that he has not stepped up to arrest and bring to book the people who carry out this heinous crime, who are behind these things. The country is on the verge of collapse, and no country has ever survived two wars.
“We had survived a civil war, but no country has survived a religious war. Let it be made known that Christians are not taught to retaliate, but Christians have been given the right to defend themselves, and we will do it with all manner of defence we know within ourselves.
“We cannot produce legitimate children, God-given children, beautiful children, sent to school, then people who have no value for life will continue to kill them.
“Christians cannot fold their arms anymore, and we are telling President Goodluck Jonathan if he has not done anything to put an end to this madness, then, he should know that there is trouble in his hand.” Click to signup for FREE news updates, latest information and hottest gists everyday
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It is high time we call a spade a spade in this country. According to boko haram's press release after bombing this day offices,they said they were fighting against the Government but it seems to me that all that mouth talk is a facade because if truly their fight is against the government, they should kindly go to the gpvernment and throw bombs at them.at least, they know where they are, like,house of assembly,aso rock, house of reps,even their personal housesand stolen investments for all I care and they should stop killing the innocents.
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IT IS OBVIOUS THAT BOKO HARAM IS ISLAMIST/MUSLIM SPONSORED ORGANIZATION TO ELIMINATE THE CHRISTIANS AND THEY NORTHERN ELDERS-IMAMS,EMIRS,GOVENORS AND OTHER POLITICIANS ARE KEEPING QUIET BCOS BOKO HARAM IS DELIEVERING THEIR MINDS-NORTH HAS RULED THIS COUNTRY FOR 37YEARS AND NOTHING LIKE THIS HAPPENED BUT THE EMERGENCE OF GEJ HAS JUST INTRODUCED BOKO HARAM BY THE MUSLIMS, WHAT HAS THEY OFFERED TO THIS COUNTRY IF NOT KILLING AND RIOTING, WHY HAS BOKO HARAM NOT BOMBERED ANY MOSQUES EVEN FOR ONE DAY- NORTHERNERS WHY DONT U GO AND LEAVE THE REST OF NIGERIANS ALONE-THE BABANGIDA,S,ATIKU,S,BUHARI,S AND ALL WORTH NOUGHTS ARE NOTHING BUT VIMPIRES. BUHARI LET ME ASK U WHO ARE U COMING TO RULE THE ONES YOUR SPONSORED KILLERS IN THE NAME OF BOKO HARAMS LEFT OR NOT, WHO DO U WANT TO RULE SINCE U DONT WANT TO RETIRE FRM ACTIVE POLITICS AND U HAVE NOT MADE ANY EMPHATIC STATEMENT TO CONDEMN THE ACTIVITIES OF BOKO HARAM
ReplyDeleteYou lack home training. You are no different to BH.
DeleteEVERYONE WHO HAS ENOUGH MONEY TO GET A LICENSED GUN SHOULD DO THAT FAST. I DON,T THINK THE GOVERNMENT HAS TIME FOR BOKO HARAM. WHY? BECAUSE EACH GOVERNOR HAS N100 MILLION SECURITY VOTE EACH MONTH. NIGERIANS BEWARE!!!!
ReplyDeleteThe issue is that Goodluck Jonathan is a coward and is afraid of taking actions that can really arrest the sponsors of Boko Haram, convene a souvereign national conference so that we can find a solution to the challenges facing us in this country or divide if possible. God promised Christians not to retaliate, however, in this situation, we need to face these bastards called Boko Haram and also their sponsors like Ibrahim 'Maradona and Evil Genius'Babangida, Atiku 'Homosexual Abubakar, Muhammadu 'Skeleton'Buhari etc. Christians arise, unite and fight these evil mem I have just named in our land and it will stop these killings.
ReplyDeleteMr President should be aware that we have seen enough of this muslim attack on christians.Mr President should be bold enough to allow Nigerians to come together to voice out the opinion about the future of this country. There is more to the issues atstake. How come that the muslim places of worship are neither under security watch nor been attacked all this while.
ReplyDeleteGod I know everything will be okay in Nigeria. Your intervention is taking place right now though we may be fearful of the outcome. Innocent people should never walk in fear and because you are in our life we walk in faith not sight.
ReplyDeleteNow, the Christians are beginning to talk. They should also begin to train and arm themselves since the government has failed us all.
ReplyDeleteGOD PLS HELP US : Mr PRESIDENT Do sumtin Õ - Enuf of these senselessness. NIGERIANS dserve better, dey should not be made to suffer the consequences of a "WAR" dey re technically not involved in.
ReplyDeleteSometime back a church in jos was about to be attacked, and the attackers caught were none muslims. Ask yourselves why were they trying to do such a thing? The so called bombings started in the north by attacking borno and the northerners are still being killed in their own towns. Tell me what was done? Childrens schools in borno have been burnt, grounding their education, what has been done? Series of misfortunes are happening with both d killing of christians and muslims. We as one nigeria are trying to be divided and its high time we put our heads together and pray for God's deliverance not humiliate each other
ReplyDeleteGod help us in Nigeria,Nigerians are looking unto u.dont let us be left alone like some one dat have no father.pls Lord come and rescue us,i diont even like every comment been said to my presudent,but i know u will soon manifest ur power.thak u Lord.
ReplyDeleteI know Christians are not biased in any other aspect but anything related to Muslims and Islam Christian use their Big biro and all their media House to destroy Islam!!!!!
ReplyDeleteBoko harm bombed on solah day you are aware but media say religious house.
I surely know NIGER DELTA MILITANT ARE PREDOMINANTLY CHRISTIAN and equally a lot of soldier werew killed there.
Why Christians are so biased.
In west No muslim has ever ruled as Head of state But mind you Muslim will not say anything about this bcos we believe we are all Yoruba. If a christian rule Nigeria we know it is yoruba.
I am tired of all rumours by Christian about Islam and Muslim.
Christian stop this. Stop destroying peoples characters. If there is no element of truth is a great sin.
As a christian,what i expected frm u is not all dis complains,du u even know dat u are even coursin ur self.instead of u prayin for d solution to come,u are there condemn somebody,mercy to ur souls.what is on ground has pass all dis complain of a thing.so pls let come together both muslims and christians and pray,and i believe,God will surely answer our prayer in Jesus name.
ReplyDeleteWhy is it that every bad things comes from Islam? Christian should not be afraid any more, now it's fire for fire.
ReplyDeleteWhat is this noise from CAN? I am afraid we just have to live with Jonah for the full 4 years as per our Constitution.
ReplyDeleteWhy all the noise from our men of God? They, with their Redeem big broda GO, annointed Jonah. They campaigned for him, rubbished other for viable and God-fearing candidates. These so-called men of God are part of the problems and they are equally responsible for getting us into the mess we are in and continue to slide further into.
No army of prayer warriors can get us out of this. Good luck.
@Anonymous MAY 1,2012 11:46PM......Your problem is that,U DON'T BELIEVE GOD EXIST & U LACK OF WISDOM!When the anointed prayed for Jonah,are they the ones ruling for him? Or his advisers?
ReplyDelete@Anonymous MAY 1,2012 11:34PM:What you don't understand is dat,you are less enlightened.Those ones called Christians that were arrested are not Christians.The whole things were arrangi by Boko-haramist.If they can paid pple to be suicide bombers,they can pay pple to come out openly to redirect pple's thought & to claim to be Christians.They are killing only Christians & NOT Muslims.Boko-haram said,they are killing Christians to revenge Muslim killings at different times.So,what are u saying?
@Anonymous MAY 1,2012 2:54PM......You are in the west as a Muslim,u ve not left that shore to see what's happening in other places.I'm westerner like u.Come to the North,before they kill a Christian,these your family will kill you first.Go & ask those Muslim westerners,that ve stayed in the North like Jos(Plateau state).They don't recognise or believe in your own kind of Islamic believe.They will kill you & roast your flesh to eat.These people are animals.If you see the way they are breeding trouble & kill,you will hate urself for being a Muslim.If you are not happy with the killings by Boko-haram,join in prayer that God should kill them with their sponsors & sympathizers,otherwise,when Boko-haram enters South west region,they will first of all kill Muslims before looking for the Christians.
Lekside.....
Nigerians, the tone of anger in people's comment is exactly the situation needed to plunge the country into war, I have said this before, the issue is not
DeleteMuslim/Christian, it's just designed that way to get Christians to war against Muslims, that way our resources will be looted while we are busy fighting each other. Stop all this! Pay real attention to the problem, Christian/Muslim at logger head is to distract us from the cabal that stole our oil money,they know they are getting close to the end, they are distracting The people and the government with the killings so as to push their cases under the carpet. And we are playing according to their plan. Oh ye foolish people, can you see the plan is to get you fighting religious war while the loot and sneak away. Yet you continue playing into their hands like puppets. Stop fighting each other, those who ruined this country consist of both Christians,Muslims and even pegans. All connive to district us by sponsoring bombings against religious house so that attention can be distracted by them.
A call for Goodluck Jonathan to resign is a clarion call to divide Nigeria very fast. If you think that Goodluck should resign because of Boko Haram which is a mere strategy by the north to clinch power again is a day dream. If Boko Haram can, let them come down to the west and east and continue their destruction; soon arrangements will be concluded to shift the federal capital to Enugu for security reasons afterall IBB moved from Lagos to Abuja because of security problems.
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