Abuja, 25 March, 2024 / 9:25 pm (ACI Africa).
Archbishop Ignatius Ayau Kaigama of Nigeria’s Catholic Archdiocese of Abuja has called on President Bola Ahmed Tinubu-led government to drive away terrorists who have inhabited the Sambisa Forest.
In his Thursday, March 21 homily at the Karmo Deanery Cathedraticum, Archbishop Kaigama also suggested transforming the Sambisa Forest, a notorious hideout for terrorists in Maiduguri in North Eastern part of the West African Nation, into productive agricultural land for food security in the country.
“It is sad that we as a nation cannot fight insecurity in our country and for several years now, the government has not been able to address the lingering insecurity which has led to food shortage and food inflation,” the Nigerian Catholic Archbishop said.
The Local Ordinary of Abuja Archdiocese said, “We have a vast land in Sambisa forest where Boko Haram terrorists, bandits and other criminal elements are hiding. Why not bring all our soldiers, our air force, our navy, our police, our paramilitary organizations, and go to Sambisa and flush them out?”
“That big desert, that big place, will now be transformed into an agricultural land for food production and food security for our nation,” he added.
