The Christian Council of Nigeria (CCN) has urged President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to seize the moment and end the wave of killings, kidnappings, and religious violence ravaging parts of the country, saying history will remember him kindly if he acts decisively to stop the bloodshed.
In a statement jointly signed by its president, Most Rev. Dr. David Onuoha, and general secretary, Rt. Rev. Dr. Evans Onyemara, the Council described the recent designation of Nigeria by the United States as a Country of Particular Concern (CPC) over alleged human rights violations and reports of Christian genocide as “a wake-up call to confront the nation’s security crisis with sincerity and courage.”
The Christian body said the U.S. government’s move should not be seen as an invasion of Nigeria’s sovereignty but rather as an opportunity to receive international assistance in tackling insurgency and violent extremism that have devastated the country for nearly two decades.
