Boko Haram plots against Southern churches -CAN cries out

CAN President, Pastor Ayo Oritsejafor

THE Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), Enugu State chapter, has raised the alarm over the alleged plan
by the Boko Haram sect to bomb some churches in the South-East, South-South and South-West geo-political zones during the upcoming Christmas and New Year celebrations.
Making this known at a press conference in Enugu on Tuesday was the General Superintendent of Assemblies of God Nigeria and chairman, CAN, Enugu State, Reverend Paul Emeka.
Reverend Emeka said that members of the religious sect had already named some churches they were planning to bomb, adding that the bottom line was that they were targeting large churches, cathedral where they intend to kill many people and get satisfied.
“I decided to call you because of the recent development we are having, especially the threats by members of the sect, Boko Haram. They are threatening everybody that there will be fire, death, chaos, troubles in the Christmas season and I feel that it is my responsibility to add my voice to all the voices that are already speaking against the activities and cautioning Christians on security measures. I must say that no matter what they plan, Nigerians will celebrate this Christmas in peace and in security. For that, I gained the strength from the Lord to say to Nigerians Happy Christmas.”
“As we have watched closely and carefully, we see members of the Boko Haram killing Nigerians with impunity, especially in the northern part of Nigeria. Not only killing, they [also] harass and embarrass the Nigerian government. It begins to look as if they are now the government and the rest of us are in the defensive.”
According to him, “we are now at their mercy so that whatever they say is what we do. And the worst of it all is that not just killing, but they are speaking as if there is no government in Nigeria. They have come to intimidate both the leaders and the subjects. They are intimidating all of us and if anybody tells us that the government is not intimidated, I will say that the government is intimidated. I must tell us that we must be cautious but not to be subjected to fear which they want to put into us because God is the owner of Nigeria”.
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