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Kogi security: CAN, Ulamau ask security agencies to purge themselves of bad eggs
Lokoja, Feb. 16, 2017 ( NAN) The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) and the Council of Muslim Ulamau in Kogi have advised police and other security agencies to purge their rank and file of bad eggs.
They said the advise was necessary to arrest to the worsening security situation in Kogi State.
These bodies made the call on Thursday in Lokoja in a communique issued at the end of their emergency meeting.
The communique was signed by the state Chairman of CAN, Rev. John Ibenu, and the state Chairman of Council of Ulamau, Sheikh Salman Adam.
According to the communique, there is now a palpable public loss of confidence in security agencies in the state, hence the need for them to fish and flush out criminal elements among them.
The groups urged Muslims and Christians in the state to be more vigilant in view of recent pronouncement by the Federal Government that a group called Islamic Brotherhood, an affiliate of Boko haram, was planning to cause terror in some states, including Kogi.
They also urged the leaders of both religions to embark on the sensitization of their followers on the need to be more security conscious and report any unusual movement to security agencies.
The groups sympathised with the government and people over the increasing cases of kidnapping, robbery and ritual killings in the state and advised the state government to respond appropriately.
“We call on Kogi State Government to enact relevant laws that will check the menace of these criminals in the state, “ the communique said.
They also called the attention of government to incessant clashes between herdsmen and farmers in Krupa community of Lokoja Local Government and advised government to forestall its spread to the neighbouring communities.
The groups advised Christian and Muslim leaders in the state to refrain from making hate and inciteful statements and raising false alarm.
They called on Christians and Muslims to intensify prayers for the state and Nigeria in general. ( NAN) KKA/TA Edited by Tajudeen Atitebi