Zamfara Killings: CAN Says Those Killed Were Not Christians

This was revealed by the Public Relations Officer of the northern CAN, Rev. John Hayab, who spoke with newsmen in Kaduna on the outcome of an emergency meeting it held in Jos, the Plateau State capital.

Hayab, who refuted media reports stating that all eight murdered persons were Muslims, said the association frowned at any killing of any Nigerian under the cover of religion in any part of the country.

According to him, the killing of innocent souls continued in the country because the government had failed to live up to its responsibility to protect the lives and property of Nigerians.

He said, “Our people on ground confirmed to us that none of our people was killed. We don’t need to mention those that were killed.

“We met on Friday over the killings going on in northern Nigeria. We clearly understood that those killed in Zamfara State were not Christians. Thus, the erroneous story going on in the social media and many others claiming that those roasted were Christians should be corrected.

“But as an organisation, we frowned at the killing of human beings in whatsoever guise. Human beings are human beings. If they are criminals, there are police. We should report them to the police to arrest them and not burn them in the house. Our concern is that our nation is becoming barbaric.”

“When the killing of the eight persons occurred in Zamfara, it took a long time before those who committed the atrocity carried out their nefarious act. If there were proper security on ground, those people would not have been burnt. But why set your fellow citizens on fire? Whatsoever reasons adduced is not justifiable.”

He further called on security agencies to be proactive, adding that the lives of those killed would have been saved if they had acted swiftly.