The Christian Association of Nigerian-Americans, has called on President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to declare the protection of vulnerable communities a “national emergency” following a string of unabated deadly attacks in Plateau, Benue and Kaduna states.
The group made the call in an open letter addressed to the President and Commander-in-Chief and made available to journalists in Jos on Sunday .
The letter signed on behalf of CANAN USA Dr. Banjo Olaniyan, the group expressed “grief, urgency, and an unwavering conviction that the Nigerian government must do more to protect citizens” who have suffered repeated killings, maiming, displacement, abductions and destruction of property.
CANAN USA cited the reported killing of nine members of the extended family of Rev. Ezekiel Dachomo, a prominent leader of the Church of Christ in Nations, COCIN, and an outspoken advocate for communities facing persistent violence in Plateau State.
The statement which read in parts lamented, “Nine
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