The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) says President
Muhammadu Buhari’s promise before the 2015 election that all citizens abducted
by Boko Haram would be rescued has not been fulfilled.
CAN Director of Legal and Public Affairs, Evangelist Kwamkur
Samuel Vondip, in a statement on Wednesday, lamented that it has been two years
since Leah Sharibu, was captured by Boko Haram.
Leah and others were kidnapped from the Government Girls’
Science and Technical College, Dapchi, Bursari Local Government Area of Yobe
state on February 19, 2018.
CAN said it is disheartening and painful that the government
that freed her colleagues has not deemed it fit to secure her freedom, despite
the fact that those in government have children or grandchildren of her age.
The body noted that the unsuccessful efforts to free the
prisoner of faith was disappointing, depressing and unacceptable, even after
“persons kidnapped by the terrorists had their ransoms paid and freed through
the efforts of the Federal Government, security agencies and Non-Governmental
Organisations.”
Expressing concern about Leah Sharibu’s maternal condition,
CAN condemned the release of ex-Boko Haram terrorists under de-radicalization,
rehabilitation, empowerment of the Federal Government.
The statement asked the guarantee that the freed ex-terrorists
“would not return to Sambisa forest and pick up their arms against innocent
Nigerians? Media reports have it that a kingpin of the terrorists who was
released has found his way back to the bush!
It advised the government to stop releasing those who are
responsible for the horrendous killings in the country, adding that “it is like
urinating on the graves of those they killed as well as a dirty slap on the
faces of the bereaved and a way of weakening the morale of security agents in
the battle field.”
While commiserating with the people and the governments of
Adamawa, Borno, Katsina and Zamfara States over recent attacks, CAN wondered
why the presidency issued warning to armless Katsina communities not to fight
back invading murderous bandits who killed and wounded dozens of armless
citizens.
CAN recalled that the body and well-meaning Nigerians have
repeatedly called for the overhaul of the security apparatus of the nation but
to no avail.
“Instead, the Presidency has been consistently hailing them
as if they are impressed with the poor performance of the security agencies
under their watch”, the statement read.
CAN called on the Federal Government under President
Muhammadu Buhari leadership to accept fully that Nigeria is in a precarious
situation needing expertise counsel, urgent decisive local and international
community’s intervention.
Advising the Buhari government to consider counsels on
national security, the Christian leaders warned the admission to discountenance
praises by sycophants and political jobbers.
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