From Pwanagba Agabus, Jos
The Evangelical Church Winning All (ECWA) has called on the both the President Muhammadu Buhari and the Kaduna State Governor, Mallam Nasir El-Rufai to resettle displaced persons affected by the attacks in the Southern Kaduna Senatorial District to their ancestral homes and also give them adequate security protection.
The Church equally called on Special Forces deployed to Southern Kaduna to “fish out, arrest, disarm and handover for prosecution”, those unleashing mayhem on the people of the senatorial district.
ECWA disclosed this through its President, Rev. Stephen Panya Baba, in Jos, the Plateau State Capital, urging government to treat citizens of Southern Kaduna with “equity, fairness and justice”.
The Evangelical Church Winning All (ECWA) family worldwide is elated by the news of deployment of
both the Nigeria Army and Nigeria Air Force special troops a few days ago to stop the senseless and wastage of human lives, destruction of properties, and hindrances to agro-economic activities in Southern Kaduna.
“We salute the courage of President Buhari to heed to pleas of weII-meaning Nigerians in this respect, even if it is termed late.
ECWA worldwide calls on the Special Forces to, “respect the rights of law-abiding citizens of Southern Kaduna irrespective of status, tribe
or religion and treat all without bias.
“Fish out, arrest, disarm and handover for prosecution, the so-called unknown gunmen who have unleashed unwarranted mayhem on the people of Southern Kaduna, especially that intelligence report from official security and local souces, have often revealed the locations of their camps.
The Church also calls on the Federal and State Governments to endeavour to, “Resettle the displaced Southern Kaduna indigenous villagers back to their various villages and give them adequate securityg for protection.
“Treat all citizens within Southern Kaduna with equity, fairness and Justice”, Baba stressed.
The President maintained that both ECWA in collaboration with the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) and other bodies are praying to God for protection of the deployed troops, as they carry out their legitmate assignment in Southern Kaduna and the entire country.
“We also will continue to work through CAN leadership at National and State levels, and through our Churches at community levels, to promote dialogue and reconciliation for lasting peace”, he assured.
