Mr. Olaiya Philips, the Chairman of the
Northern states Christian Elders Forum has called for joint action to end the
bloodbath which has reportedly claimed about 2000 lives in the north, the past
six months.
In a press statement issued by the group in
Abuja, Mr. Philips decried the escalation in the violence perpetrated by the
Boko Haram terror group.
The group condemned the senseless killing
of 29 students of the Federal Government College, Buni Yadi, Yobi State, but
however expressed the belief that if Nigerians acted together irrespective of
religious beliefs reinforced with prayer, the nation will ultimately triumph
over the insurgents.
The group also lamented the toll the
insurgency has taken on the Northern Christian population, stating that, “We
know only too well the many horrendous crimes committed against the Christian
community in northern Nigeria, and also of the crimes committed against our
Muslim neighbours by the same people…”
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