The Christian Association of Nigeria on Saturday said the rising attacks on Christians, especially in the North by the violent Boko Haram were an ‘express invitation to civil war.’
The association said Christians would be left with no choice but to look for means of defending themselves.
The association also blamed Northern governors and the traditional leaders for the terrorist attacks on Christians and specifically accused them of not doing what they were supposed to do to protect the lives and property of the people in their states.
After an emergency of CAN on Saturday, the president, Pastor Ayo Oritsejafor, said Christians would not make public their strategies.
He said, “I don’t ask them to carry arms but we have the legitimate right to defend ourselves. We will do whatever it takes. We are working things out within ourselves; we are not obligated to tell you what we are working out, but let us wait and see.
“Declaring state of emergency in some local governments obviously has not done any good. Definitely we are going to do what we have to do to protect ourselves. We cannot sit back and watch people being slaughtered like animals every day. This is unacceptable.
“We therefore as Christians have decided to take our fate in to our hands and have resolved as follows: that we have decided to work out means to defend ourselves against these senseless killings; all Christians should continue in prayer and be security conscious.
“We consider the inaction of governors of these states to be unsatisfactory; we hold them responsible for the heinous killing of people taking place in their states; we will not take it lightly. From the report we have received, a lot of our leaders even approached some traditional leaders but they refused to listen.
“We don’t accept this and we believe that if Nigeria is for us all, then wherever you are as a Nigerian in any part of this country, you must be treated as a Nigerian, so we are holding the governors of such states for the killings.”
Similarly, the Prelate of the Methodist Church of Nigeria, Dr. Sunday Makinde, has described the killing of Christians in the North by the Boko Haram sect as satanic.
The Media and Public Relations Officer of the Methodist Church, Rev. Oladapo Daramola, said the Prelate had warned that if the violent insurgency was not checked, Christians would have no choice but to defend themselves, a situation, he said, was capable of degenerating into a civil war.
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Posted: at 8-01-2012 01:57 AM (12 years ago) | Addicted Hero
GEJ shuld divide d country. D ibos always sufer in my LGA in Anambra state they brought more than 13 corpes 4rm d north on friday. Niaja wot r we going to do
Posted: at 8-01-2012 02:23 AM (12 years ago) | Upcoming
FinlandGuy at 8-01-2012 02:38 AM (12 years ago) (m)
These so called Christians self,i no understand una at all.Some has been killing,still killing you,promising to be killing everyday,and you are still there saying you don't believe the governors,when u know that the governors are the sponsor.You Christians are talking too much,instead of puting things in action,kill them back ,fight back,we don't have a government,have no rulers,so defend ur self and stop saying if if if if this did not happen........ and that did not happen..............Fight back
Posted: at 8-01-2012 02:38 AM (12 years ago) | Gistmaniac
temitope15 at 8-01-2012 03:31 AM (12 years ago) (m)
We need to stand up together and fight does bastards call their selves boko haram but plzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz dnt kill any tripe jst only hausas bcos they are very wicked
Posted: at 8-01-2012 03:31 AM (12 years ago) | Upcoming
temitope15 at 8-01-2012 03:33 AM (12 years ago) (m)
We need to stand up together and fight does bastards call their selves boko haram but plzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz dnt kill any tribes jst only hausas bcos they are very wicked
Posted: at 8-01-2012 03:33 AM (12 years ago) | Upcoming
Donot say No to WAR if that is what will make the traditional rulers to react then fight back if thousand are kill too then somebody will settle the issue my view
Posted: at 8-01-2012 05:46 AM (12 years ago) | Newbie
Lets tell ourself the truth these so called Christians in north are they there for evangelical purposes or for something else? if for evangelical purpose let me remind u once more what the bible says when Jesus commissioned his 70 disciples in Mattew 10:14, that if you go to where you are not welcomed u should shakeoff the dust out Ur foot and walkaway. My question is are they planted there in NORTH? or is it that they are ignorant of what the bible says??? Hosea 4:6 says my people perish for lack of knowledge. carry gun or defend yourseves isn't biblical before you follow your leaders and fall into sin. Bless u All and u are free to comment on my pose.
Posted: at 8-01-2012 07:39 AM (12 years ago) | Newbie
They wont go back to their homes, they wont fight back, neither would they defend themselves......bc they're christians. Oya make una dey there make dem de slaughter u like nama.
I DEPEND SOLELY IN GOD
Posted: at 8-01-2012 08:05 AM (12 years ago) | Upcoming
El-stance at 8-01-2012 08:57 AM (12 years ago) (m)
See wat dis pastor is saying,how many times hav imams publicly denounced boko haram as ppl who re jst on dia own but not tru muslims,wat else do u want
Posted: at 8-01-2012 08:57 AM (12 years ago) | Newbie
jazzlovejesus at 8-01-2012 09:46 AM (12 years ago) (m)
i think is time for christian carry guns and the best way to kill many na bomb is now time to teach christian how to make IED IS CHEAP AND VERY DEADLY IF U WANT TO LEARN CONTACT ME LET DO IT NOW B4 COME AFTER US WE MOVE B4 THEY MOVE
Posted: at 8-01-2012 09:46 AM (12 years ago) | Newbie
Lets tell ourself the truth these so called Christians in north are they there for evangelical purposes or for something else? if for evangelical purpose let me remind u once more what the bible says when Jesus commissioned his 70 disciples in Mattew 10:14, that if you go to where you are not welcomed u should shakeoff the dust out Ur foot and walkaway. My question is are they planted there in NORTH? or is it that they are ignorant of what the bible says??? Hosea 4:6 says my people perish for lack of knowledge. carry gun or defend yourseves isn't biblical before you follow your leaders and fall into sin. Bless u All and u are free to comment on my pose.
GO READ YOUR BIBLE AGAIN ITS LIKE YOU THE ONE IGNORANT, CAN PRESIDENT IS RIGHT AND HE KNOWS BETTER THAN YOU, MAY BE YOU ARE ONE OF THIS MUSLIMS TRYING TO CONFUSE PEOPLE BECOUSE THATS HOW STUPID THEY ARE,I LIVE YOU WITH THIS TO READ AND THINK...LUKE 22: 35-36... 35 Then Jesus asked them, "When I sent you without purse, bag or sandals, did you lack anything?" "Nothing," they answered. 36 He said to them, "But now if you have a purse, take it, and also a bag; and if you don't have a sword, sell your cloak and buy one.
Posted: at 8-01-2012 09:49 AM (12 years ago) | Upcoming
My heart is burning I was CAN president I would have asked christians in the north to attack those uncircurmcise philistians immidiately are they the only one who know how to kill?
Posted: at 8-01-2012 10:21 AM (12 years ago) | Upcoming
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