The recent killings in Plateau State could last for a lifetime for many and it will not be forgotten in a hurry.
In fact, the Catholic Bishop of Sokoto Diocese, Mathew Kukah, says Nigerians now believe that the federal government can’t protect them.
He was reacting to the blood bath in Plateau State.
The Catholic priest said Nigerians were increasingly losing hope in the government to protect their lives and properties.
To Kukah, there is a war being waged against the Nigerian state and the people.
He wonders why the northern part of Nigeria has become a “birthplace of so much bloodletting”.
The cleric said bandits and terrorists had turned the Nigerian state and security agencies into objects of mockery.
This they’ve made easy with the incessant attacks and killings.
Solace
Kukah asserted that Nigerians were taking solace in the fact that the killers do not respect the boundaries of religion and ethnicity.
You May Like: 2024 Budget: See Ministries With Highest Amount To Spend
He said: “Sadly, with time, Nigerians are gradually losing hope in the ability of their government to protect and secure them”
“Those invisible men came to the Plateau again, bearing their gifts of death and destruction.
“They came from the deepest pit of hell, the habitat of the devils that they are. They are children of darkness, sons of Satan.
Joy Of Christmas
“They opted to extinguish and snatch the light of the joy of Christmas from thousands of people on the Plateau.
“What they imagined was that they would ignite an orgy of blood, seduce the ordinary peace-loving people of the Plateau.
“They set them on a mission of mindless murder of fellow citizens in the name of retaliation.
“The world would then say that this was a war of religion – Christians killing Muslims – to ignite a larger war.
“So far, over 200 lives are gone, and we are still counting, but what next, where next, and who next?
Nigerians Are Humiliated
“We are gradually taking eerie solace in the fact that these killers do not respect the boundaries of religion, region, or ethnicity.
“We seem to be consoled that they are destroying churches, as well as mosques, killing Christians, as well as Muslims.”
According to Kukah, Nigerians are humiliated and betrayed by “those who are collaborating with these murderers and a government that seems helpless”.
The cleric said the “culture of investigation as excuses must end”.
According to him, Nigerians, including the media, must hold the government accountable.