CAN Chairman Condemns Killing of Christians in Southern Kaduna
The Chairman of Christian Association of Nigeria, CAN, South South zone, Port Harcourt, Archbishop God – Dowell Avwomakpa, who is also the chairman of Niger Delta Bishops forum has condemned the killing of Christians in Southern Kaduna.
Archbishop Avwomakpa while calling on President Muhammadu Buhari to intervene urgently noted that Christians in Southern Kaduna have cried to Christian leaders to come to their aid.
He however wondered why the federal government has not deployed military men to crush the Fulanis that are coming to commit such havoc in Southern Kaduna especially since the Kaduna Governor’s effort at addressing the crisis has not yielded the expected result.
The CAN Chairman, South South zone further noted that if the killings of Christians continued, without meaningful efforts to stop it, the Christians will react by crying to God and allow Him to judge
According to Avwomakpa “we have for decades been praying for the peace and unity of the country as well as the prosperity of the people but if the reward for our prayers is to kill our people in their thousands in Southern Kaduna then we would have to cry to God to bring judgement upon the land in a bid to save our people”.
While expressing his heart felt condolences on behalf of the Christians in the South South zones, to the families of the deceased and the entire body of Christ, he prayed that God should grant the departed souls eternal rest.
He equally called on the Vice president, Prof. Yemi Osinbanjo and all the past presidents and their Vice Presidents that recently compose a song praying for the unity of Nigeria to go beyond singing and preachng but register their displeasure regarding the killings in Southern Kaduna as well as the hunger in the land by telling President Muhammadu Buhari that if a man keeps beating his wife, the day the wife decides to react, she could throw him inside fire.
According to the Cleric, people alleged to be Fulanis can not be eating Christians as if they are eating bread and other Christians are keeping quiet. The Federal Government must do something before life becomes too brutish and lawless for our people to bear.
Signed:
Ovie Edomi
Media Asistant to Archbishop Avwomakpa