Tori from The PUNCH, don yarn say the Christian Association of Nigeria, CAN, 19 Northern States and Abuja chapter, don direct christian leaders dem for the country to terminate their participation in the activities of the Nigerian Inter-Religious Council, until the Islamic faith show commitment to tame their followers on equal terms.
The organisation also call on every christian parents across the country, especially Northern states, to stop sending their children to any school in Sokoto State.
The Public Relations Officer of CAN (19 Northern States and Abuja), Chaplain Jechonia Gilbert, yarn dis tori for statement on Sunday title, ‘Deborah Samuel: No cover up, assailants must face judgment.’
This na after Some Islamic extremists burn and kill Deborah Samuel, wey bi 200 Level student of Home Economics after she advise her classmates say make dem stop to post religious materials in their WhatsApp page.
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“While CAN does not and will not encourage casting aspersions on any Religion or religious leader of any faith, CAN frowns at hiding under the gab of any religious extremism to perpetrate any form of criminality against her members especially in Northern Nigeria. God Almighty is not and can never be a weak God for mere mortals to fight and defend Him. On the contrary, it is He who keeps, watches and defends us. CAN believe that life is sacred and must never be taken by another unless as directed by the State.
“The CAN (19 Northern States and Abuja) is calling on the Federal Government under the leadership of President Muhammadu Buhari and the Sokoto State government under governor Aminu Tambuwal not to resort to the government usual rhetoric but must demonstrate political will and capacity to bring the perpetrators of this criminality to justice; otherwise, others may take queue from this and turn our father land to a country of lawlessness at every slightest provocation.
“CAN believes that Nigeria is a country governed by the rule of law and order. Therefore, any act of lawlessness and criminality must not be swept under the carpet.
“CAN, 19 Northern States, is calling on every christian parents across the nation especially, Northern states to discourage sending their children to any school in Sokoto State, pending when the Federal and State governments are ready and willing to secure the lives of our children both in Sokoto and other States that are hostile to Christians and Christianity.
“We are urging all christian leaders to terminate their participation in NIREC, until their counterparts of Islamic faith show commitment to tame their followers on equal terms.
“Northern CAN prays for the immediate family and indeed the church of the late Deborah Samuel not to lose hope in God’s ability to avenge the killers of their daughter. We appeal and counsel those who feel and think that killing and oppressing christians is a demonstration of their service to their God to learn from history.
“Those that tried it in Egypt and their experiences should be enough warning. There is a Red Sea awaiting them, even those who are secretly encouraging them, must partake in the Red Sea experience.”
