The Christian Association of Nigeria, CAN, has made a ten-point demand from the Federal Government to put end to the spate of terrorism in the country said to have been largely targeted at Christians.
The demand was made by the President of CAN, Dr. Samson Ayokunle at a press conference in Abuja on Thursday just as it accused the Federal Government of compromise in the killing of Christians.
The demands include the overhaul of the security council with a view to bringing in new heads of all the security agencies and para-military which no religion or part of the country will dominate.
This is as it also orders the Federal Government to label Miyetti Allah Fulani Association a terrorists group following its alleged involvement in terrorism.
The demands read:
- The President should overhaul the security council with a view of bringing in new heads of all the security agencies and the para-military which no religion or part of the country will dominate.
- The Federal government should either label the Miyetti Allah Fulani Association a terrorist organisation as being regarded in the terror index.
- The Federal Government should order the arrest of the leadership of the Miyetti Allah Groups in who are sponsoring and perpertuating the crime of Nigeria and prosecute them for all the killings in Southern Kaduna, Benue, Plateau and Taraba states, among others.
- The Federal Government should publish names of all kingpins of the terrorists who are in detention and those who are being prosecuted.
- The Federal Government should stop releasing the so-called repented terrorists since they are reportedly joining their colleagues in the forest to unleash terror on the land.
- The Federal Government should reverse the recent controversial Police promotion with a view to balancing religious and ethnic divides in the country.
- The Federal Government should stop sending delegation to all Islamic international organisations and let our Muslim counterparts be doing so as we are doing in all international Christian religious organisations.
- The Federal Government should stop discriminating against our female Youth corps who refuse to wear the NYSC trousers for religious reasons since they allow their Muslim counterparts to wear hijab.
- The victims of the consistent attacks should be assessed and adequately compensated. The victims in various IDPs be provided with adequate security and enough resources for continual survival.
- It is painful and a betrayal to note that the government gives more attention to so called repentant terrorists than the victims of their evil with the claim that they are being reinstated and rehabilitated, even into the Nigerian Army. This is a major contradiction.
Also, the Christian group reiterated its call for fasting and prayer on Friday January 31 to February 2, 2020 for Nigeria in all churches.
Said CAN president: “The CAN Leadership has declared Friday, 31st January to 2nd February, 2020 as days for Special Fasting and Prayer for Nigeria in all churches, home and abroad, for the gruesome killing of innocent Nigerians to stop and for our government to develop capacity to overcome the criminals troubling the nation. Sunday 2nd February, 2020 is declared a Special Prayer Walk by Christians in all the States of the Federation in the form of a procession to be led by States CAN Chairmen in their CAN Secretariats and pastors of churches in all churches in Nigeria. Churches should process round their area, pray for God’s permanent intervention and help from all over the world so that all of us might not be consumed one by one. It appears our government is completely overwhelmed. Brutality of Nigerians is happening unabated daily.
“All Bloc Leaders, Zonal and States Chairmen, Leaders of Denominations and all Christians and concerned Nigerians should support and come out en-mass for the programme.
“The Church is matching on and the gate of hell shall not prevail against it!”
