Heavy-hearted Catholic Archbishop of Lagos, Most Rev. Alfred Martins has sent a powerful message to President Bola Tinubu to identify the perpetrators and sponsors of the recent killings in Plateau State and other parts of the country and punish them.
Specifically, Martins deplored the failure of the security agencies to apprehend and bring culprits to book, warning that people might resort to bearing arms to protect their lives and property.
If this is done, Martins said President Tinubu will be sending a warning signal to the perpetrators that they are not being shielded and show that the battle against insecurity was not lost.
The archbishop’s position is contained in a statement by the church’s Director of Communications, Rev. Fr. Anthony Godonu.
Persecondnews recalls that on Christmas eve through December 26, 2023, there was bloodletting in several communities in three local government areas of Plateau State with properties worth millions of naira destroyed.
“The heart of everyone with human feelings must bleed as we watched the corpses of innocent citizens lined up and buried in mass graves after being hacked down by heartless people who have been operating with impunity in many communities.
“The cliché is beginning to sound like a broken record, and people take such promises with a pinch of salt because no one has actually heard of anyone being taken to court or convicted for such heinous crimes, it cannot be allowed to go on.
“The people who are victims of the crimes want to see real action taken to bring justice to their dear ones, the people’s anger can be assuaged only if those found culpable were brought to book,” Martins said.
The Catholic leader, however, tasked the Tinubu administration to find a long-lasting solution to the problem mass killings and loss of sanctity for human lives.
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