Abuja, 24 October, 2021 / 9:00 pm (ACI Africa).
Nigeria’s Federal government needs “to double efforts” at all levels to stop the threat posed by terrorism and banditry in the country, Christian leaders in the West African nation have said.
In a statement issued October 18 on the occasion of this year’s Eid-el-Maulud, which marks the birth of Islam’s Prophet Mohammed, the leadership of Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) calls on the Muhammadu Buhari-led government to “exercise the political will and pave way to the end of insurgency in the country.”
“We seize this opportunity to urge government at all levels to double their efforts in stopping the menace of terrorism and all banditry in Nigeria,” the Christian leaders say.
Nigeria has been grappling with insecurity since 2009 when the Boko Haram insurgency began targeted attacks with the aim of turning Africa's most populous nation into an Islamic State.
Members of the Islamist group have been organizing random attacks on various targets including civilians, political and religious leaders.
