The leadership of the Christian Association of Nigeria has
condemned “the unprovoked attacks and killing of several innocent worshippers”
at the St Francis Catholic Church, Owa-luwa Street, Owo.
The organisation in a statement on Sunday also called on
security agencies to apprehend the perpetrators of the “dastardly criminality”.
The statement titled, ‘Owo carnage: No explanation for the
carnage’, was signed by Pastor Adebayo Oladeji, Media Assistant to the CAN
President, Rev Dr Samson Ayokunle.
The statement read, “This is sad, wrong, condemnable, outrageous, unacceptable and satanic. There is no explanation for this unprovoked attack and assault on a place of worship. This is raw persecution. These people are possessed, demonic and are not working for the good of the country. May God descend heavily on them and fight them mindless agents of Satan from their roots in Jesus’ name.
“We are once again reiterating our quest for a total
overhauling of the security architecture and are asking President Muhammadu
Buhari to stop the recycling of those criminals and terrorists in the name of
de-radicalising programme. If the programme is not counterproductive, how come
the criminalities are always on the increase and nowhere is safe again.
“This menace of insecurity has gotten out of hand and is
embarrassingly sore. Criminals are operating with impunity all over the country
and unfortunately, our government appears to be so busy with the 2023 general
election that it has no time for the unending killings in the country.
“What legacy is the
government and those who are the managers of our security architecture leaving
behind for the unborn generation? We are praying for the government and the
security agencies to get it right before it will be too late.
“If the Federal government is not interested in the State
Police, what efforts are being put in place to arrest this unpleasant
situation? We call on the State Governors to meet with the President to find a
lasting solution to these killings. Issuing mere press statements of
condemnation and what looks like an empty threat is apparently not a way out of
it.
“CAN commiserates with all the bereaved, the Olowo of Owo,
Oba Gbadegesin Ogunoye, the Catholic Secretariat of Nigeria and the Ondo State
Government.”
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