PRESS STATEMENT: DEBORAH’S KILLERS MUST BE BROUGHT TO BOOK

We acknowledge the swift reaction of His Eminence, Sultan of Sokoto, Muhammadu Sa’ad Abubakar 111 who not only condemned the criminal and religious intolerant action but called on the security agencies to bring the perpetrators to justice. It is our expectation that the State Governor, Aminu Tambuwal, would ensure that the matter is not swept under the carpet, as it was before.

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Deborah Samuel

The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) condemns in strong terms the gruesome murder of a Christian, 200 Level student of Shehu Shagari College of Education,  Sokoto, Deborah Samuel by some extremist fellow students on alleged blasphemy.

The unlawful and dastardly action of the perpetrators must not only be condemned by all right thinking people but the security operatives must fish them out, prosecute them as it is expected of them. It is the failure of the security agencies and the government to rise up to such criminalities in the past that gave birth to terrorists and bandits. And as long as the State fails to bring these beasts and criminals amidst us to book, so also the society will continue to be their killing fields
We acknowledge the swift reaction of His Eminence, Sultan of Sokoto, Muhammadu Sa’ad Abubakar 111 who not only condemned the criminal and religious intolerant action but called on the security agencies to bring the perpetrators to justice. It is our expectation that the State Governor, Aminu Tambuwal, would ensure that the matter is not swept under the carpet, as it was before.

We also call on all teachers and preachers of religious intolerance, extremism and terrorism to repent before the wrath of God descends on them if the State failed to bring them to book. They are agents of death amidst us.


We recall the provocative and demeaning advertisement of the Sterling Bank where the bank compared the Resurrection of Jesus Christ to “Agege bread”, up till now, nobody was attacked and even the CAN leadership has accepted the apology tendered by its Chief Executive, Abubakar Suleiman. Killing for any God in the name of blasphemy is ungodly, satanic, foolish, reprehensible and totally unacceptable. This is not a Stone Age and Nigeria is not a Banana Republic. Nigeria remains a non-religious State where no religion is supreme to the other.

We acknowledge and commend the restraint of the Christian students of the College who refused to embrace self-help and reprisal attacks on those who murdered their colleague. It is our prayers that those vampires in religious garments will not push the country to a religious war
This is why both the government and the security agencies must stop treating them with kid gloves. Enough is enough.
CAN commiserates with the family of Deborah and other bereaved. May God console and comfort them in Jesus Name.
 


Thanks to many other Nigerians who condemned this heinous crime. It was quite an unfortunate development in 21st century Nigeria.
Signed
 Joseph Bade Daramola, Esq
CAN’s General Secretary
13 May, 2022.

One response to “PRESS STATEMENT: DEBORAH’S KILLERS MUST BE BROUGHT TO BOOK”

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    Agbo kingsking

    Is a high time c.a.n engage the God of vengeance in a warfare that we are into now as a country ps.94:1-4 oh God of vegence arise & show yourself. In all indication we the Christians in Nigeria is in a warfare not against any ethinicity nor religion group but against the devil himself who knows that the ark of God in the world today is in Nigeria & therefore represents the power & glory of God & he devil want to truncate it. Which he can’t if only we will engage in a warfare like easther in easther 4:13_17 go & fast for me 3 days & night & l will go to the King if I perish I perish , carrying the war out against the enemies Jonah1:1-2 Arise & go to Neniveh & cry against not for it . This therefore shows that what we need to engage into now is the consuming fire & a jealous side of God & no more showing his merciful side for the enemies of Christianity in Nigeria Duet.4:24, then God God will destroy them & we will drive them out Duet 9:3. It’s Only after this will the power & the glory of God representing his ark presently in Nigeria will be manifested to the benefits of the entire world.

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