CAN frowns at genocide linked to communal crisis on the Plateau

By Ezekiel Dontinna 

The apex body of Christians Association of Nigeria (CAN), irrevocably frown at the misleading connection of the genocide on the Plateau that claimed lives of harmless, innocent children and women to communal crisis in Plateau State.

 President of the Christians Association of Nigeria (CAN), Dr. Daniel Okoh, represented by his Vice, Rev. (Dr) Stephen Baba Panya, stated this Thursday, while delivering relief materials to victims of the attacks in Bassa and Bokkos LGAs in Jos,  Plateau State. 

He noted with great disapproval describing what happened in the state as premeditated vicious acts of genocide against the indigenous Christians populace by heartless, wicked and evil terrorists for very nefarious purposes. 

“We frown at the situation where harmless, innocent children and women, in the day of the night, by faceless terrorists, armed with sophisticated weapons, will be defined as a communal misunderstanding or crisis. 

Emphatically, let the whole world know that the communal misunderstanding or crisis is not the case on the Plateau. Let’s call a spade a spade. What is happening is premeditated vicious acts of genocide

“To say the least, these recent attacks indicate the highest level of inhumanity to humans expressed by terrorists. We convey our deepest condolences to each and everyone that is affected in one way or the other”, the President consoled.

He reassured them of CAN’s deepest concern and solidarity and that, they were not alone in these challenges, because God Almighty and the entire body of Christ was with them.

Earlier, the Plateau State CAN Chairman, Rev. Fr. Polycarp Lubo, thanked the President for the show love and solidarity to Plateau people on the occasion of this unfortunate evil happening.

He said, “it is not the wish of any one of us here that this should happen to our people, but it has happened and there is need for us to encourage ourselves, support ourselves, and see the way forward”.

There were words of appreciation from the CAN Chairman of Bassa and Bokkos Local Government Areas, Ven. Mark Wokgam Mukan and Rev. Samson Arung respectively.