Address the lynching of Christians - Okoh to PMB
- The Primate of the Church of Nigeria in the Anglican Communion, Archbishop Nicholas Okoh is not happy
- His unhappiness stems from the fact that there are incessant lynching of Christians in the north
- The Archbishop called on President Muhammadu Buhari to address the situation
The Primate of the Church of Nigeria in the Anglican Communion, Archbishop Nicholas Okoh has called on President Muhammadu Buhari to address the rising case of abduction, forced conversion to Islam and forced marriage of Christian girls in the north.
According to Leadership, the Archbishop particularly called on the president to quickly address the rising cases of incessant lynching of Christians in the north due to religious intolerance.
Archbishop Okoh made the comment while speaking with journalists during the sixth edition of the Divine Common Wealth Conference (DWCCON) in Abuja.
He expressed displeasure over what he termed as seeming silence of the president on unhealthy religious happenings in the country, lamenting that it could spark off unrest in the society.
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His words: “Government should make effort to explain what happened, not to give impression that people can take laws into their hands and be set free, that is not a good signal, the Kano state government need to explain the justification of their release.
“There is fear in the land, the common man’s perception of inclination of the present administration is on its own a cause of mistrust and fear.”
The Archbishop further stated that the selective governance style of the present administration, in which Muslim and Islamic values are given priority over the diversity of citizens in Nigeria, is really worrisome.
“How can anybody explain the call for full implementation of the sharia criminal code in Nigeria’s legal system in a country where you have Christians and people of other faith?” he queried.
The Archbishop's comment is coming few days after a Kano magistrate court discharged and acquitted, without trial, the five Muslim youths accused of masterminding the gruesome killing of a 74- year old Mrs. Bridget Agbahime on June 2, 2016 on allegations of blasphemy.
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The court's decision sparked outrage especially in Nigeria's Christian community.
Source: Legit.ng
