Leaders and members of the apex Christian
organisations known as the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) have blamed
the governor of Kaduna State, Malam Nasir El-Rufai over the continues massacre
of Christians in his State.
The accusation were issued out
through the Secretary of CAN in the Northern region, Dr. Joseph also known as
Ajujungwa, South-East CAN Chairman, Most. Rev. Prof. David Eberechukwu saying
that governor El-Rufai is responsible for the gruesome killing of several
Christians in the state.
The duo accused the governor of
failing to protect the people whom he swore to while taking oath of office as a
governor.
“The nonsensical killings in the
Southern Kaduna cannot be justified in whatever way and as such the CAN is
holding Governor El-Rufai responsible for the murderous activities of Fulani
herdsmen in the area.
“How can the Chief security
officer of the State watch Christians die in their number even at a time he
placed curfew on them? This is why we hold him responsible for the killings.
“It is even more surprising that
at this point when we should be talking of solutions, some Muslim groups are
busy attacking Christian leaders and calling for their arrest merely because
they spoke out against these barbaric killings.
“The Governors in the Southern
region made concerted efforts, which saw to the end of the violent activities
of these herdsmen but in the case of Kaduna State, El-Rufai’s body language is
questionable”, they noted.
It was further supposed by CAN that
the development was “a subtle way to kill all the Christians in Kaduna State.
We have seen it as a way of using the Fulanii herdsmen to destroy the Christian
foundation in Kaduna and Nigeria in general.
Thus, calling on President
Muhammadu Buhari “to quickly intervene in the on-going killings by taking
decisive action before the situation gets out of control.
“We want to make it clear that no
matter the level of intimidation, the CAN would not fold its hands and watch
this atrocity continue. We won’t be coerced into keeping quiet while our
members are being mowed down in thousands.
“We, therefore, call on
Christians and the good people of Nigeria to be vigilant and watchful so that
these herdsmen will not take them unawares any longer.”
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