NGF expresses sadness over killing of Adamawa-based cleric Andimi
- The killing of Pastor Andimi by terrorist group has triggered reactions among Nigerians
- NGF described the killing as callous and wicked
- Governor Lalong assured that the government is working tirelessly to end insurgency in Nigeria
Following the killing of the chairman of Adamawa chapter of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), Lawan Andimi, the Northern Governors Forum (NGF) has condemned the act.
The Nation reports that the deceased was also a pastor with the Church of the Brethren (EYN) at the district church council of Michika, Adamawa state.
Legit.ng gathered that the northern governors described the incident as worrisome, adding that everything would be done to bring the perpetrators to book.
Speaking on the incident, Governor Simon Lalong of Plateau state, in a statement on Wednesday, January 22, noted that the killing of Andimi showed callousness and ungodliness of the terrorist group.
He described the act as yet another sad tale of the inhuman activities of the terrorist group which is bent on unleashing sorrow in the hearts of Nigerians.
The governor said while commiserating with the family of the late clergyman, the Church and people of Adamawa state, that the people of the state should not to allow the ugly incident to affect their faith in God and love for humanity.
Lalong emphasised that the death of the late clergyman should not be a catalyst for hatred among Nigerians who are disgusted by the cruelty of the terrorist organisation.
He said the Northern Governors Forum remains united in their support for security agencies to continue to rise up to not only terrorist groups, but all forms of criminality that seek to divide the country along ethnic, religious or political lines.
Governor Lalong emphasised that the NGF stands shoulder to shoulder with the President Muhammadu Buhari as he rallies the world towards defeating terror groups and their sponsors as well as the purveyors of their bizarre ideology which propagates sorrow, hatred and pain on innocent persons in the name of religion and others claims.
It would be recalled that insecurity has been a great threat to Nigeria's peace in the last few years. Although the President Muhammadu Buhari-led government has repeatedly said that the terrorists have been technically defeated, scores of attacks have continued to happen in some parts of the country, especially in the northeast.
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Meanwhile, Legit.ng had previously reported that group has called the security operatives to arrest the killers of the Adamawa-based cleric to serve as deterrent to others.
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