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Initiate Measures to End Killings, Christian Leaders in Nigerian State Urge Government

Logo of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN)/ Credit: CAN

By Magdalene Kahiu

Lagos, 28 November, 2023 / 4:31 pm (ACI Africa).

Members of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) in Nigeria’s Taraba State are calling on the government to initiate measures aimed at permanently ending killings, especially the murder of people after armed bandits killed dozens in the state.

In a statement that CAN Taraba Chapter Chairperson, Rev. Isaiah Magaji Jirapye, signed, members of the Christian entity that includes representatives of the Catholic Bishops' Conference of Nigeria (CBCN) condemned killings in Yangtu Special Development Area, Ussa and Takum Local Government Areas.

At least 11 people lost their lives in the November 24 killings.

“It is high time for the government to initiate measures that will permanently end such carnage,” CAN members in Taraba State said Sunday, November 26, and added, “It is disheartening that despite efforts from relevant stakeholders to ensure that peace permanently returns to the communities in the Kuteb land in southern Taraba, some elements can still raise arms against others without provocation.”

Communities in Taraba State signed a peace deal at the end of a November 15 to 16 peace summit organized by the Taraba Independent Peace Committee, the Kukah Centre, and the Secretariat of the National Peace Committee.

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The Christian leaders demanded for thorough investigation into the murders “with the aim of unraveling the perpetrators and making them face the law.”

“CAN appeals to government and intelligence agencies to do everything possible to arrest those behind this barbaric act,” they said.

 They also called on the public “to stay calm and never to take the law into their hands but assist the security agencies with relevant information to arrest the perpetrators.”

Magdalene Kahiu

Magdalene Kahiu is a Kenyan journalist with passion in Church communication. She holds a Degree in Social Communications from the Catholic University of Eastern Africa (CUEA). Currently, she works as a journalist for ACI Africa.

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