Leah Sharibu: CAN, CPJ call for suspension of political activities
Catalyst for Global Peace and Justice (CPJ), have appealed to the
federal government to suspend political activities in the country
until the abducted Dapchi schoolgirl, Leah Sharibu, and over 100
Chibok girls still in Boko Haram captivity regain their freedom.
They made the call yesterday at a national prayer summit jointly
organised in Abuja by the two Christian bodies to add voice to the
call for the release of the abducted schoolgirls.
Speaking, CAN President, Samson Ayokunle, who was represented by
former Aso Villa Chaplain, Rev Williams Okoye, observed that it was
inexcusable that eight months after Leah Sharibu's abduction,
government has not been able to secure her release.
He added that Sharibu's safety was no longer guaranteed following the
recent murder of a medical worker, Saifura Ahmed, by the insurgents.
Against that backdrop, CPJ's National Coordinator, Abraham Aiyedogbon,
urged government to rise up to its constitutional duty of protecting
the lives and property of its citizens.
He said, "Every campaign should be suspended until we resolve this
problem. there is no independence, there is no freedom, we are all in
captivity.
"What are you promising us if you couldn't deliver on the promise to
tackle insecurity, any government that cannot protect its citizens is
not worth being there."
Aiyedogbon urged security agencies to up their game and bring to book
purveyors of violence, kidnappers, ritualists, insurgents and
terrorists.
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