The Christian Association of Nigeria, CAN, Wednesday, restated its
earlier call on the federal government to take more proactive steps in
curbing the wanton killing of Christians in some parts of the country.
The association wondered why it was taking President Muhammadu
Buhari-led administration much time to end the senseless destruction of
lives and property in Nigeria.
The south east zonal chairman of CAN, Pastor Gordy Okafor, made this
known to newsmen in Umuahia, the Abia state capital on Wednesday.
The cleric said that incessant killings in the country had hindered
several foreign investment, saying that no foreign investment can thrive
in Nigeria under the present state of insecurity.
According to Pastor Okafor, “Our position on the killings by herdsmen
and Boko Haram sect have always been clear. We are tired of hiding to
worship our God. We are tired of our church buildings being burnt. We
are tired of our people being massacred simply because they are
Christians.
“The number one responsibility of a responsible government is to
provide adequate security. If the citizens of this country cannot be
sure of being secured, how then can you ask the foreigners to invest in
Nigeria?
“I think the federal government should be more proactive. They should
do better in security. We are really tired of seeing our Christian
brethren massacred.
“And Nigeria is not the only nation where we have Muslims. You find
Muslims in almost every nation of the earth. So, why is our own
different?
“Why are we having this crisis in this country?vEveryday, you must
hear herdsmen have killed one person or the other. Even the more they
try to hide the truth, people still know they are dying on daily basis”.