By Our Correspondent
The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) has condemned, in strong terms, the gruesome murder of a pregnant Muslim woman, Harira, and her four children by members of the outlawed terrorist group, Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB).
In a press statement signed by Pastor Adebayo Oladeji, Special Assistant to the President of CAN, His Eminence, Rev Dr Samson Ayokunle, and
dated May 25, 2022, the association demanded for justice and called on security agencies to “fish out those responsible for the wicked act in order to stop the senseless killings in the country.”
CAN said: “This criminality is totally unacceptable, unjustifiable and reprehensible to CAN and all right thinking people.
“We call on the security operatives to wake up to their responsibilities.
“The criminals are now operating with impunity while those who are expected to stop or apprehend them appear powerless.
“This cannot be the dream country of those who fought for her independence from the colonial masters.
“It is disheartening and unfortunate that nowhere is safe again in the country as killers, bandits, terrorists and kidnappers are on rampage in every nook and cranny of the country and all the government is able to do is to issue periodic statements condemning them without any decisive action to bring culprits to book.”
The association also called on the leadership of the IPOB to stop the criminalities it is perpetrating “in the pretext of fighting for independence.”
It asked: “Are they fighting for a country for the dead or the living?”
It added: “They should know that their criminalities are not helping the case of their leader, Nnamdi Kanu.
“They should not turn the Southeast to a ‘No Man’s Land’ in the interest of the founding fathers of this country who hailed from the zone.
“Their actions are not only giving the Ndigbo bad name but they are creating an atmosphere for ethno-religious wars.”
CAN also asked: “Will a reasonable group be committing crimes like this?”
It called on the political elites, religious leaders and the traditional rulers of Ndigbo extraction to prevail on the violent groups in the eastern part of the country to stop the needless bloodshed and tension they are causing for economic prosperity and wellbeing of the region.
The association commiserate with all the bereaved of the senseless killings, especially the immediate family of Harira and the recently murdered Honourable member of Anambra State House to Assembly, Okechukwu Okoye.
“May God console and comfort them as He pours healing balm on their wounds in Jesus’ name,” it prayed.
