The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) on Thursday in Abuja renewed its call on the Federal Government to start the immediate prosecution of identified sponsors and members of the Boko Haram sect.
Rev. Musa Asake, CAN General Secretary said this at a news conference while reacting to the sect’s recent onslaught on Christians in parts of the North.
He said that the call became necessary following the recent revelations after the arrest of some members of the sect in Lagos.
Asake urged the Federal Government to adopt strategies to permanently end the spate of attacks on innocent Nigerians in parts of the North.
“The assertion in some quarters that the North is at war does not represent the reality on ground, from our records; it is innocent people that are being killed in the North by a gang of armed youths. The state of our nation calls for concern and so is the state of Christendom, the situation demands urgent action.
“We are calling on the Federal Government to start prosecuting those who have been identified as sponsors and top ranking members of the Boko Haram sect, we want the whole world to know that we are getting tired,’’ he said.
Asake said that CAN was disappointed in government’s failure to prosecute those alleged to be sponsors of the insurgents in the North.
He said that government should make efforts to regain the confidence of the people that it could protect their lives and property.
“Government must acquire a reputation for being taken seriously on this matter by the populace. It must also acquire the spine to prosecute any member of the sect already in government’s net as doing otherwise will make most Nigerians believe that some classes of Nigerians are untouchable,’’ he added.
Asake said that security agencies should also step up the hunt for the men behind the terror that had turned parts of the North into theatres of war.
He said that CAN was opposed to the idea of amnesty for members of the sect and called on Islamic leaders to support government and CAN in the campaign for peace in the North.
The general secretary said that the executive and the legislature should work in unison to strengthen legislations on immigration to checkmate the menace of illegal migrants into the country.
The scribe of CAN condemned the recent killing of Christians and destruction of churches in Plateau, Kano and Nasarawa states.
He said that as the Federal Government and other stakeholders ponder on the best ways of resolving the problem, Christians should endeavour to defend themselves against future attacks.
He said that as human beings and heirs of God’s kingdom, Christians must learn to forgive in the spirit of Easter but not act cowardly in the event of unprovoked attacks on them and their churches.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) recalls that herdsmen were reported to have killed more than 20 persons and burnt down residential buildings and churches in two communities in Riyom Local Government Area in Plateau.
In a similar fashion, armed gangs were reported to be involved in the bombing of churches and killing of Christians in Kano.
The news conference was attended by the Director of National Issues at CAN Secretariat, Rev. William Okoye, CAN Treasurer, Bishop Duke Akamisoko, among other officials of the association. (NAN)
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People like sentor Ali Ndume nd for governor of borno senator Ali Modu Sheriff shd be prosecuted,they are sponsorers of boko haram
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