Samson Ayokunle, president of the Christian Association of
Nigeria (CAN), has asked President Muhammadu Buhari to step up efforts to
address insecurity.
Ayokunle, in a statement by Adebayo Oladeji, his special
assistant on media and communications, said the ongoing crisis in southern
Kaduna has clearly shown Nigeria “as a nation that is at war against enemies of
the state”.
He warned that people might be forced to resort to self-help
if the situation is not addressed by the government.
“Despite assurances from both the Federal and Kaduna State
governments to nip the crisis in the bud, the spiraling of these assaults have
indisputably shown that these demons of murders are yet to sheathe their swords
against Southern Kaduna communities and that the government appears not to be
sincere in walking the talk,” he said.
“People should not be allowed to resort to self-help, but if
this situation is not addressed, self-help might be the alternative because
nobody would keep on watching for these nuisances to continue to be on the
prowl and snuff life out of him or her.
“There is the urgent need by government and the security
forces to walk their talk and combat the raging insecurity squarely across
Kaduna State and other parts of the country. The government should not think
that we are not appreciative of their efforts but we say without mincing words
that your present best is unacceptable.
“It is not the best Nigerians expect. How can we be seeing
and reading in the news about mass burials and be happy when we are not
fighting a civil war? We deserve peace in Nigeria.”
Ayokunle condemned the presidency’s comment that Kaduna
killings were fuelled by politics and revenge, adding that the bloodbath is an
act of criminality that should have been sanctioned.
He said it is regrettable that despite assurances from Nasir
el-Rufai, the governor, to bring perpetrators of the crimes to justice, the
state and security agencies involved in the maintenance of law and order are
yet to fulfill their pledge.
“The leadership of CAN was flabbergasted when the presidency
described the current bloodshed in Southern Kaduna as politically motivated
coupled with banditry deployed along ethnic and religious lines,” he said.
“Where is the statistical evidence for that? Who are the
politicians involved in this inhuman and callous act that the Federal
authorities have failed to apprehend or name? Do they have the right to be
doing this scot-free if it is true?
“While the present bloodbaths in the southern part of Kaduna
state have been shown to be acts of criminality that should have attracted
sanctions, the lackluster disposition of the government in stopping further
massacre of Christians and decimation of their communities by terrorist
herdsmen speaks volumes on how government values human lives and genuine
intervention.”
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