The Christian Association of Nigeria on Wednesday said it wants justice to be done over the alleged killing of a woman and her four children in Anambra State.
In a statement made available to the NPO Reports by the Special Assistant to the President of CAN, Adebayo Oladeji, CAN condemned, in strong terms, the gruesome murder of Lady Fatima and her four innocent children by some “unknown gunmen.”
It demanded for justice as it called on security agencies to fish out those responsible for the act.
It said this is the only way to stop what it called “the senseless killings in the country.”
CAN stated, “This criminality is 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 said 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.
CAN called on the leadership of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOBs) to stop these criminalities in 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.”