Following the Federal Government’s resolution that the terror alert issued by the United States (US) and the United Kingdom (UK) was unnecessary and had caused unfounded panic among residents and businesses in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) has issued a statement warning the federal government not to disregard the terror alert issued by the US and the UK.
WITHIN NIGERIA, it was learned that the association stated that it would be beneficial if the country could study and work on the issues raised by the United States and the United Kingdom.
Reverend Yakubu Pam, the Executive Secretary of CAN, gave the warning in Gombe State while speaking to pressmen and CAN members, saying the association might not be privy to such high-profile security reports as President Muhammadu Buhari. Still, it is concerned about Nigerians and the warning.
Pam said:
I am not a security expert, my job is to ensure peaceful coexistence however you can not do this without listening to security experts and intelligence of different communities in the world. Whatever they have said is subject to consideration by the Nigerian Government and they should make sure that they take certain actions on what they have said.
The CAN executive secretary bemoaned that the election season is approaching and the period is always characterised by insecurity in most parts of the country, so the federal government should not be ignoring such warning at this time.
Pam, who appealed to Christians to be more security conscious and pray for the nation, pointed out;
Yes we are in a most challenging time in our country. We always know that anytime we are close to any general election, there are going to be a lot of insecurity issues that will come up so we always sensitize our people not only to be security conscious but also pray on it because most of these things are caused by the evil ones.
We also speak to the government to engage the youths meaningfully because most of the jobless youths out there are up for grabs by people who will engage them because of the poverty ravaging the country. Many people are looking for who will give them what to eat.
Government should do everything to increase the level of employment and ensure that the private sector also engages in community social responsibilities. Regardless of how much people will be paid, I think it is very important for security when people are engaged.