The global community must wake from it’s slumber and inertia and beam it’s searchlight in the direction of a new, deliberate, systematic religious and ethnic cleansing going on in the northern part of Nigeria; particularly Southern Kaduna, Plateau and Taraba States respectively, by a demonic bloodthirsty gangs all in the name of religion. This has become imperative to avoid the situation escalating into a full blown religious crisis by the time other Christians pick up arms to defend themselves from this unprovoked and unwarranted attacks.
This very ugly and disturbing trend in my humble opinion is occultism and witchcraft of the highest order. I hereby strongly appeal to the Nigerian legislature to pass a very strong bill so as to deter and curtail this dastardly wicked act before Nigeria go into flames. No religion in Nigeria has a monopoly of violent and agressive youths.
The international community must show keen interest in what is going on in Northern Nigeria. The UN must compel the Nigerian Government whose seemingly inaction and lethargic response to the killings and destructions of property going on smirks of administrative connivance and culpability; to apprehend and prosecute the perpetrators of this monumental evil.
The onus is also on the Nigerian security forces who are sworn to protect the lives and properties of the citizenry to arise to their responsibilities. A situation where by the Security forces display complete and total helplessness in the face of ongoing carnage against a defenceless people is unacceptable!
This senseless and unprovoked killings of Christians in Southern Kaduna and other Northern parts of Nigeria which regrettably are under-reported, must be stopped with immediate effect.
Its worthy of note that very bad eggs in authority and among security operatives with bias mindsets who put religion and ethnic difference above service to humanity are the bane of the country and more reason why this cancerous bloodletting has festered and thrived thus far. I strongly appeal to the Federal Government without any sentiment; to identify, sack and publicly procecute these corrupt and compromised public servants! Public error must be seen to be addressed publicly to serve as a deterrent to others.
Genuine and long lasting Peace can only be possible in the Northern part of Nigeria when god-fathers, religious and ethnic bigots in authority stop promoting lawlessness.
Why are people so blind to common and rational reasoning in this generation? Why will people claim they are fighting for God by killing their fellow brothers and sisters? The true God doesn’t drink the blood of man. It’s only the devil who does. Those who kill in the name of religion are definitely worshippers of the devil and not of God. He will never need a man to fight for Him. He can defend Himself otherwise, He is no longer God.
The god who cannot defend Himself is a dead god and is not worthy of the worship of men.
I wish to appeal to all these killers and their faceless sponsors to stop all these foolishness of killing their brothers and sisters in cold blood in the name of an unseen and dead god. Life is sacred. The God who created life will not stir up another to destroy same life. He is not an author of confusion.
Finally, I wish to state unequivocally that Peace and unity can only reign in Nigeria when those in authority and government take the protection of lives and properties of all as a sacred commitment to reciprocate back to people who committed their lives into their hands by voting them to office in the first place.
May God bless Nigeria!
Amb. Rev. Dr. OLANREWAJU Abraham