Vanguard reports that this accusation was made by the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), who called on the government to be more sensitive towards the discrimination against non-Muslims.
In a statement by the CAN General Secretary, Rev. Musa Asake, the latest cases of violence against Christians were highlighted, and a plea, to the Federal Government to do something, was made.
“About a month ago in Kano, Mrs. , a 74-year-old Christian was murdered at Market after an altercation with a Muslim man, who came to the front of her shop to perform ablution.
Just last week, a clergyman of the , Reverendwas killed by attackers suspected to be Fulani herdsmen in Local Government Area of State.
They attacked him on his farm, and cut off his limbs and head. Another fresh news reaching us is that of the Fulani herdsmen that is back on rampage, killing 81 people in multiple attacks in and Local Government areas of State.
The recurring murder of innocent Nigerians on the basis of religious intolerance demands specific and relevant response from all concerned citizens in the country. The government in power seems to have adopted an attitude of lukewarm response to the evils being perpetrated in Nigeria in the name of religion.
The discrimination against non-Muslims in Nigeria under the administration is assuming a dangerous dimension that should not be left to the vagaries of time and circumstance to resolve.
Before the situation escalates into an unmanageable crisis, Christian Association of Nigeria, CAN, is calling on authorities at the states and federal levels to do everything possible to bring the perpetrators to justice.
These attacks on Christians and the authority’s inaction is becoming unbearable and may not be tolerated anymore. We pray that in His mercy, shall comfort and strengthen the families of all Nigerians affected in these unwarranted murders unleashed upon the nation by religious extremists,” he stated.This accusation comes after the most recent case of religious violence, which is the murder of Eunice Olawale.
She was butchered to death by suspected Muslim radicals in Abuja.
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