Taraba, 30 October, 2023 / 11:51 am (ACI Africa).
Members of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) in Nigeria’s Taraba State have called for an end to cases of kidnappings and insecurity in the State.
In a Wednesday, October 25 statement that CAN Taraba Chapter Chairperson, Rev. Isaiah Magaji Jirapye, signed, members of the Christian entity that includes representatives of the Catholic Bishops' Conference of Nigeria (CBCN) say they are “saddened with the nefarious activities of kidnappers which are targeted on Christian clergymen and their families.”
“It would be recalled that recently kidnappers stormed the residence of a clergyman with ECWA church in Mile six, Jalingo and many other clerics,” CAN members in Tabara State say.
They add, “The abductors made it clear that the clergy was their target. Again, another clergy with the CRC-N was abducted in his station at Tudun Haske, a village in Donga local government area of Taraba State alongside his family members and others.”
“CAN condemns this nefarious act and calls on the government to make security to the life and properties of Christian clerics a top priority as now they are the soft target of the kidnappers,” the Christian leaders say.
