CAN Commiserates With Catholic Bishops Over Seminarian’s Murder In Kaduna

National Secretariat of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) has commiserated with Catholic Bishops over the burning of a Catholic Church and the killing of a seminarian in Kafanchan Diocese, Kaduna State recently.

CAN president, Archbishop Daniel Okoh, while delivering his goodwill message at the Second Plenary Meeting of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Nigeria yesterday in Abuja, said the ugly incident is again a reminder that Nigeria is yet to win the war against insecurity and banditry.

Okoh offered his heartfelt condolences to the Catholic Church and the family of the deceased.

The CAN president who was represented by the general secretary of CAN, Apostle Prof. Samson Fatokun, said that the plenary session is coming at a time when Nigerians are still going through excruciating pains arising from harsh economic policies, recklessness of past governments, banditry, and kidnapping.

“Prices of basic necessities have skyrocketed beyond the reach of ordinary people, and there appears not to be any respite in sight. The living conditions of average Nigerian families today are better imagined than experienced.

“In addition, the new wave of military coups among our close neighbours and calls from certain quarters for military action against the coupists raise fears that living conditions may worsen in our country if that option is eventually taken by the Authority of the ECOWAS Heads of Government.

“It is indeed a time to worry! In all these, I believe that God Almighty will use faith leaders to fix this country if we do not give up. As you go through this meeting, it is my sincere prayer that you will rise from this meeting with more strategic ways to engage those in government to get better solutions to the myriad of problems in our nation. Nigeria will be great again!” he said.