CAN The Christian Association of Nigeria has commended
the President of the United States of America, Donald Trump for
condemning killing of Christians in Nigeria.
During a joint press
conference with President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday, Trump said
the“killing of Christians in Nigeria was unacceptable” to the American
government.
Reacting, CAN in a statement issued by its spokesman, Pastor Bayo Oladeji, noted that Trump told Buhari the right thing to do.
He, however, said if Buhari does not sit up and protect Christians, they will defend themselves.
Oladeji
said, “We are happy that President Trump has told President Buhari the
right thing to do. We hope and believe President Buhari would do the
right thing and sit up. He has to sit up.
“Every time we tell
them Christians are being killed, they don’t want to listen, but that is
the truth. If the President cannot protect Christians, we have two
options, we fight back.
“The law of the land permits
self-defence. Secondly, come 2019, we vote him out. If he says there is
nothing Christians can do, let him dare us.”