Laity council is saddened by the Senseless murder of Priests and Nigerians- Henri Yunkwap

 Laity council is saddened by the Senseless murder of Priests and Nigerians- Henri Yunkwap

Catholic Laity Council of Nigeria has once again issued a press statement to express its sadness over the senseless murder of Priests and Nigerians.

The press statement signed by the National President, Catholic Laity Council of Nigeria Hon. Sir HenryYunkwap KSJI read ‘Less than one month ago we issued a press statement over the Sunday, June 5, 2022, unprovoked, brutal attack and massacre of Catholic worshippers on Pentecost Sunday, right inside the Church in Owo, during which over 40 unarmed Nigerians including women and children lost their lives, and many more were badly wounded. We condemned the barbaric act and called on the government to as a matter of urgency arrest the perpetrators and address the issue of insecurity in the nation.

While waiting for the government response, the situation keeps deteriorating as our Church and

Priests are now the soft targets of these daredevils.

We repeat, any government that cannot provide security for its people, indirectly tells them to defend themselves by whatever means they can. For how long are we to witness these barbaric acts of killing of our people and now our priests who have sacrificed all not only to the Church but the society as a whole. We are indeed tied to calling the attention of the government on what is incontrovertibly their primary responsibility.

Unfortunately, even now, many Nigerians, including priests, are still with their abductors. We strongly believe that this government is too intelligent not to know what is happening; as such they owe Nigerians an explanation to what is happening and why the Catholic Church and priests have become targets?

To our fellow Catholics and indeed all Christians and men and women of goodwill, these are indeed perilous times in the history of our dear nation; therefore, we must rise to the occasion and begin to match words with action. We must demand accountability from our leaders; they must be seen taking action against this evil murderer, rather than merely sitting in their comfort zones issuing condolence messages.

The Council sympathizes particularly with the Bishops, Priests, and the Laity of Kaduna and Auchi Dioceses who lost their priests in the hands of these bandits. May God console all families who have lost their dear ones as a result of the senseless killings in our land.

In spite of the evil, let us be assured that our Lord is enthroned on high. He sees all things and he will surely deliver us and our nation from all evil plaguing the nation.