The Christian Association of Nigeria in the 19 Northern States and Abuja denounced the terrorist assault on villages in Barkin Ladi, Bokkod, and Mangu Local Government Areas of Plateau State, which killed 160 lives, on Wednesday.
At least 221 residences were claimed to have been destroyed in the raid by hoodlums.
In a statement issued in Kaduna, the Northern CAN Secretary, Sunday Oibe, prayed that the latest attack would not be pushed under the rug like past ones.
He asked President Bola Tinubu not to allow Plateau or any other portion of the country to become an ungovernable area under his presidency.
According to the Northern CAN scribe, the President’s request that offenders be brought to justice should not be standard government language when such situations occur.
He stated:
“The association is saddened over yet another barbaric attack by terrorists on communities in Barakin Ladi, Bokkos and Mangu Local Government Areas of Plateau State, which left over 160 people dead while 221 houses were said to have been set ablaze.
“This is one attack too many on the Plateau. Since this democratic dispensation, Plateau has consistently suffered so much in the hands of terrorists and bandits.
“This kind of barbarism cannot happen even in the animal kingdom.
“It is very unfortunate that in Nigeria, this kind of wickedness appeared to have become an acceptable norm as people get killed and little or no effort is made by the authorities to bring the culprits to justice.
“President Tinubu must ensure that the security agencies abide by his directive.
“No society makes progress when criminals go about with sophisticated weapons, killing, maiming and destroying property without being apprehended and punished.
“President Bola Tinubu must not allow Plateau or any part of Nigeria to become ungovernable because of the activities of this gang of criminals who are bent on making life unpleasant to innocent Nigerians.
“Life is already tough and hard on Nigerians as such, this act of maiming of innocent lives has to stop.”
While expressing condolences to the victims’ families, the government, and the people of Plateau State over the tragic occurrence, the Northern CAN prayed for the peace of the souls of those murdered and wished those injured a swift recovery.
“We appeal to those who lost their loved ones to have faith and trust God by forgiving those who inflicted this pain on them, as only God can fight the battle for them,” the statement added.
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