The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) has condemned, in strong terms, the gruesome murder of Lady Fatima and her four innocent children by some “unknown gunmen” and demanded justice as it called on security agencies to fish out those responsible for the wicked act to stop senseless killings in the country.
In a statement, Pastor Adebayo Oladeji, Special Assistant to the President of CAN, said the criminality was 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 statement read.
CAN called on the leadership of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOBs) to stop these criminalities on the pretext of fighting for independence.
“Are they fighting for a country for the dead or the living?
“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.
“Will a reasonable group be committing crimes like this?
“We call 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 needless bloodshed and tension they are causing for economic prosperity and wellbeing of the region,” the statement added.
CAN also commiserated with all the bereaved of the senseless killings especially the immediate family of Lady Fatima and the recently murdered member of Anambra State House of Assembly, Okechukwu Okoye and prayed God to console and comfort them “as he pours healing balm on their wounds in Jesus’ name.”
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