Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) Oyo State chapter and Concerned Christian Citizens have raised concern over the killing of Christians in Kaduna State and called on President Mohhammadu Buhari to intervene before it became a major calamity.
The group led in prayer by the Chairman of Oyo State chapter of CAN, Apostle Joshua Akinyemiju, prayed for God’s intervention on the killing and the unchecked violence perpetuated by suspected Muslim Fulani herdsmen in southern Kaduna.
Speaking after the prayer meeting held by the Christian group and CAN officials and members in Ibadan over the killings in southern Kaduna, one of the Conveners of the programme, Mrs Foluso Makanjuola-Oyenuga said President Buhari must as a matter of urgency come to the aid of the people especially the Christians in southern Kaduna and stop the unchecked violence by Muslim Fulani herdsmen that has led to multiple deaths in the area.
“President Buhari as a matter of urgency should do whatever it takes to stop the unprovoked and unchecked violence caused by the Muslim Fulani herdsmen on the southern Kaduna who are predominantly Christians to avoid unnecessary chaos in the land.
“The killings have been going on for a long time and if not stopped now, it may lead to further break down of law and order which will definitely give the country a bad image,” Mrs Oyenuga said.
Explaining the rationale behind the prayer meeting, Apostle Akinyemiju said with the killings and the violence in Nigeria, the country needs God because human beings cannot do it alone by themselves.
“What we have done today, this is the way it is supposed to be. We are supposed to hand over Nigeria to God for peace to reign because whatever human beings cannot do, we hand over to God and God is the Author and finisher of our faiths.
“So that is what we have done – we have handed over the killings and violence in Kaduna to Him to handle so that peace can reign,” Apostle Akinyemiju, who is a retired Colonel said.
Also speaking, one of the leading voices at the prayer session, Bishop Daniel Oluwajimade, Pastor of Emmanuel The Saint Sabba Evangelical Mission, Gekuba, Apata, Ibadan, said Christians all over the world are not happy about what is happening in southern Kaduna
The coordinator of the project, Olubunmi Sodipo said the plan of the Concerned Christian Citizens for starting the project is to create awareness for all people to see the plight of the southern Kaduna people so the government would do the needful to stop the unnecessary killing.
“The basic reason is to raise awareness about the plight of our brothers and sisters in Southern Kaduna, in the face of the killings and the denials.
“We believe it has gone on for this long because the rest of us and indeed the world, particularly we Christians have been largely quiet about this evil”.
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