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Some Christian clerics in Lagos have\u00a0condemned the Christmas Day bomb blasts in Niger and Plateau,\u00a0saying the explosions were unwarranted.<\/p>\n

The clerics said the bombing was not the best way to address grievances.<\/p>\n

Reacting to the Christmas bombing in some parts of the country, the Catholic Dean, Lekki Deanery, Msgr.Francis Ogunmodede said the security threat in the country was a sign of dissatisfaction of some groups of people with the\u00a0government.<\/p>\n

He however, suggested the convocation of a sovereign national conference as the only solution to the crisis so that\u00a0such\u00a0groups could present their\u00a0grievances.<\/p>\n

Also speaking, Rev. Fr. Anthony Afariogun of the Catholic Major Seminary of All Saints, Ekpoma, Edo, stated that the security situation in the country\u00a0was getting unbearable and called on the\u00a0government\u00a0to urgently address the challenges.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe should be very careful not to extend the ongoing crisis to a religious circle. If the Federal Government cannot handle it, it\u00a0should seek the intervention of the international community.\u201d<\/p>\n

Afariogun advised the government to fish out those people trying to cause disunity and bring them to book before the situation got out of hand.<\/p>\n

In his reaction,\u00a0the Lagos Archdiocesan Catholic Youth Chaplain, Rev. Fr. Andrew Ogidan advised the\u00a0Boko Haram\u00a0militants who claimed\u00a0responsibility for the bombings\u00a0to spell out their grievances instead of\u00a0killing innocent people.<\/p>\n

\u201cThese faceless people should come out and state their mission to the government instead of killing innocent people in the country.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Director of Communications, Catholic Archdiocese of Lagos, Msgr. Gabriel Osu, said that it was sad that such a disaster\u00a0happened\u00a0on a day when Christians all over the world were celebrating the birth of\u00a0Jesus Christ.<\/p>\n

Osu advised the government to take urgent steps in tackling the problem of insecurity in the country. (NAN)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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