The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) has warned the Federal Government not to ignore the terror alert from the United States of America on security, saying it will be helpful if the country can study and work on it.
CAN Executive Secretary, Reverend Yakubu Pam, stated this while addressing newsmen and the association’s members in Gombe State.
According to him, although the association might not be privileged to such a high profile security report as President Muhammadu Buhari, CAN, as a concerned citizen, is also worried by the warning from the U.S government.
I am not a security expert; my job is to ensure peaceful coexistence, however you cannot do this without listening to security experts and intelligence of different communities in the world. Whatever they have said is subject for consideration by the Nigerian Government; and they should make sure that they take certain actions on what they have said, he stated.
Yakubu admitted that the country is in a most challenging time as the 2023 general election approaches, and urged Christians to be more security conscious and pray for the nation.
He said this is because the general election period always poses security challenges for the nation and its people, adding that CAN, as a body, is encouraging Gombe State as one of the most peaceful States in the North-East to continue to maintain peaceful co-existence among its people.
He advised the State Government to create the atmosphere for dialogue and ideas that will move the government forward.
