How Army took side with our attackers in Jos, ECWA cries out

The TEKAN/ECWA bloc of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) has accused the Nigerian Army of taking sides in the recent bloody attack in Jabbu Miango communities in Bassa Local Government Areas of Plateau state.

Leader of the group in the state, Very Rev Moses Ebuga who disclosed on Monday said over 85 Christians were killed, 3,141 houses burnt and 5,901 people displaced.

Rev Ebuga called for the removal of the General Officer Commanding 3rd Division of the Nigerian, who is also the Commander, Operation Safe Haven, Major General Ibrahim Ali, for taking sides with the attackers and lack of confidence.

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Rev Ebuga noted with dismay how some prominent Islamic scholars confessed their intention to retaliate and attack Christians on the Plateau following the unfortunate incidence of Rukuba road in Jos North Local Government Area where some commuters were killed by hoodlums.’

He added that ‘The GOC of the third 3rd Division of the Nigerian Army who doubles as the Commander Operation Safe Haven in the person of Major General Ibrahim Ali has not lived to expectation.

“The military barracks being and situated in the self same Bassa LGA and within a few kilometres radius lie under attacks for long hours and days without any response and protection from the Army this leaves much to be desired any reasonable and security presence by their proximity and neighbourliness.

“As a result of this spate of insecurity, we have lost confidence in his ability to handle the security situation in Plateau State and therefore call on the Nigerian Army headquarters to relieve him of these responsibilities forthwith and strongly advise that no one officer should again be made to hold these dual responsibilities.

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“The Fellowship of Churches also calls on the Federal Government and all security agencies as a matter of urgency to be responsible to their duties as the security and protection of lives and properties are the primary responsibility of every government.

“We are calling on the security agents in the state to be sincere and non-partisan in the pursuit of their responsibilities, as it seems to favor a selective few or particular group, we decry selective justice and imposition of grave injustice on the peace-loving community dwellers in Plateau State and such still remains highly unacceptable,” he stated.