The Chairman of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) Kaduna
State, Reverend Joseph Hayab has stated that with adequate and prompt
intelligence gathering, the insecurity currently bedeviling Nigeria
could be stopped.
Hayab, who expressed dismay at the frequent occurrence of kidnapping
and other social vices, noted that the government at all levels must
take decisive steps to end the ugly situation in the country.
Speaking to newsmen in Kaduna on Sunday at the closing of the 53rd
Annual Convention of the United Church of Christ In Nations (HEKAN) he
said, “The government must do more on intelligence gathering. These
kidnappers are not spirits, they are humans, they can be traced and
stopped.”
Hayab, who has been at the forefront of championing peaceful
coexistence between Christians and Muslims for decades, said that the
killings in any part of Northern Nigeria needed no rhetorics.
“We as a church and Christian leaders appeal to government to act
beyond rhetoric, the fact is that the government needs to do more,” he
submitted.
He lamented that insecurity had denied Kaduna State of many things.
“Everyday you are paying money to kidnappers, everyday people are
scared of engaging in their normal activities, this is worrisome,” he
added.
