CAN urges northern govs to rebuild burnt churches

Aba-Abia State chapter of Christian Association of Nigeria, CAN, and human rights activists in the state have urged northern governors to re-build churches and markets  burnt during the post-election violence.

Bishop Goddy Okafor, the state Chairman of CAN, told newsmen in Aba, yesterday, that northern governors should re-settle and compensate families who lost lives and property as soon as possible.

He condemned the killings of innocent Nigerians, including some National Youth Service Corps, NYSC, members and burning of churches and markets, warning that  “enough is enough”.

He said: “Such dastardly acts should stop. If anyone is aggrieved, he should go to court to seek redress instead of taking the lives of innocent Nigerians.

“The Christians have endured so much and there is a limit to their endurance. Let it never be mentioned again that Christians were killed or churches burnt in the north. We all have equal rights if we must remain as a nation.”

Okafor urged the Federal Government to ensure that the perpetrators of the post-election violence were adequately punished to serve as a deterrence to others in future.

He thanked God for the success of the general elections, and urged President Goodluck Jonathan to use the God-given opportunity of his election to better the lives of Nigerians.

“Let him use the opportunity given to him by Nigerians to better their (Nigerians) lives; especially in the power sector, education, health, road and agriculture.”