Cross River State Governor Liyel Imoke has described the Christmas Day bomb explosion at St. Theresa’s Catholic Church at Madalla, Suleja, Niger State, as an extreme act of terrorism and a distraction to national unity.
In a statement by his Special Assistant, Media and Chief Press Secretary, Omini Oden, Imoke said the senseless bombing was a grievous strike at the very heart of Christianity and an act of provocation directed at Christians.
The statement added that the bombing that resulted in the death of many revealed the dark heart of the perpetrators who by all judgement are enemies of progress.
The governor described the enormous destruction and regretted the colossal waste of innocent lives.
He commended the love and courage displayed by Nigerians and emergency agencies in attending to and moving the injured to the hospital
Imoke urged Christians and the public to find strength from these tragic incidents and resist the temptation to engage in reprisal attacks.
“It is critical for the nation to break down the barriers of hatred and fear built and coexist as brothers.”
The governor appealed to security agencies to rise up to the challenge of solving all the security trials facing the country.
He maintained that no matter the intensity and frequency of bombings in the country, the unity, corporate existence of Nigeria remains sacrosanct.
‘Empower youths to curb unrest’
Delta State Deputy Governor Prof Amos Utuama (SAN) yesterday advocated empowerment as a means of arresting and addressing the menace of youth unrests in some parts of the country.
Utuama gave the advice at the sixth Anniversary of Eagle Flight Micro Finance Bank/ Word of Life Poverty Alleviation Programme in Warri.
The programme witnessed the handing over of seven Kia Rio cars, tricycles, generators, deep freezers among other items to winners of the bank/church’s raffle draws.
Utuama described the gesture as a worthy one that other well-placed individuals and corporate bodies should emulate to curb youth restiveness.
He said when youths are empowered, there would no longer be unrest among them.
The deputy governor lauded the efforts of the Word of Life Bible Church in not only preparing people for heaven, but also in ensuring that they live comfortably while here on earth.
Utuama noted that the empowerment programme of the bank/church was complementing the human capital development effort of the state government’s three-point agenda of human capital, peace and security and infrastructural development.
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Bombing, a distraction, says Imoke