Samson Ayokunle, president of
Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), has appealed to Christians to save
themselves from killings and attacks.
He said this during a
pre-convention news conference of the 105th annual meeting of the Nigerian
Baptist Convention (NBC) in Rivers state.
Ayokunle, who is also the
president of NBC, urged them to defend themselves against rampaging herdsmen,
Boko Haram insurgents and militia groups that want to harm them.
He said: “Lawyers have been
speaking that the issue of self defence is constitutional, and also in
commonsense which may not be common, because if you see somebody coming with
dangerous weapon to kill you and you say it is not constitutional to defend
yourself, then you must be ready to lose your life.
“It is commonsense that you
defend yourself from danger that is coming, but if you think it is not good to
defend yourself, good luck. Do not be naive. If the marauders appear to be more
powerful than the government and they cannot save us from them, then we must
save ourselves.
“For about nine years, these
people have continued to kill and it appears like they have more guns and
tactics than the security agents to be able to continue. How many of them have
been arrested? How many of them have been prosecuted? Then, if I allow them to
take my life, I will be responsible for my foolishness.”
Ayokunle also called on
Christians not to see politics as a dirty game, but to fully participate in
politics, to change Nigeria for better.
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