NATIONAL
leadership of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) has expressed worries over the killing
of a 42 year old Christian mother of
seven children, Mrs. Eunice Elisha on
Saturday 9th July, 2016, while she was
preaching.
The
body in a statement made in Abuja by its General Secretary, Rev. Dr.
Musa Asake therefore urged all Christians to
rise up and defend themselves, recalling
that about a month ago in Kano, Mrs. Bridget
Agbaheme, a 74-year-old, Christian was
murdered at Wambai market due to an altercation
with a Muslim man who came to the front
of her shop to perform ablution.
“Just
last week a clergyman of
the Evangelical Church Winning All (ECWA) Reverend
Zakariya was killed by attackers suspected
to be Fulani Herdsmen in Obi LGA of Nasarawa
State. They attacked him on his farm, cut
off his arms and legs, then they chopped
his head with a machete...
Another fresh but sad news reaching us is that of the
Fulani herdsmen militia that is back on rampage killing 81 people in multiple attacks in
Logo and Ukum Local Government Areas of Benue State in the North central part of Nigeria.
“In
recent times, there have been multiple cases of attacks by Fulani herdsmen on various Christian communities, all over the nation. In the South East and in the South South
zones, there have been gruesome attacks on
IPOB members and on Christian communities
in the Niger Delta. All these are in addition to
the relentless attacks of Boko Haram and Fulani herdsmen in the Middle Belt and southern Borno.
“The
Christian Association of Nigeria commiserates with the families affected by these mindless orgies of death and destruction as well as with the entire Christian community Nigeria. We pray that God in His mercy shall comfort and strengthen the families of all the Nigerians affected in these unwarranted murders unleashed upon the nation by religious extremists.
“The
recurring decimal of violence and murder of innocent Nigerian citizens on the basis of religious intolerance demands specific and relevant response from all concerned citizens in the country more so when the government in power seems to have adopted an attitude of lukewarm response to the evils being perpetrated in Nigeria in the name of religion.
“The
discrimination against non-Muslims in Nigeria under the Buhari Administration is assuming a dangerous dimension that should not be left to the vagaries of time and circumstance to resolve.
“You
will agree with me that with these happenings and the lukewarm attitude by the authorities concern toward putting an end to it,
Nigeria is dancing a macabre dance of death,
both for the nation and for its citizens. It is
time to stop the beat and let common sense
guide the nation out of the present quagmire. A stitch
in time saves nine.
“Before
the situation escalates into an unmanageable
national crisis, the Christian Association
of Nigeria (CAN) is calling on the authorities
both at the states and federal to do everything
possible to bring the perpetrators to justice
if the confidence of Christians on this government
must be maintained.
“The
unprovoked attacks on Christians and the authority’s inaction is becoming unbearable and may not be tolerated anymore, inasmuch as we will continue to call on Christians to remain tolerant and law abiding, it is becoming
inevitable to also call on them to buckle up and
be ready to defend themselves against these
incessant unprovoked and mindless attacks”, he
said.
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