By Stanley Nwanosike
Enugu – The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) has urged the Federal Government to revisit the murder of Mrs Bridget Agbahime whose alleged killers were released unconditionally by a court.
The Secretary of CAN in Enugu State, Dr Joseph Ajujungwa, made the call in a statement in Enugu on Tuesday.
The statement said that by their action, the court and Kano State Government would embolden religious fanatics to freely attack Christians under the cover of religion.
“It is indeed with shock that we received the news that the five suspects standing trial over the murder of Agbahime, wife of a pastor from Imo State, have been discharged and acquitted.
“We are so much shocked that the Kano State Government, through its attorney general, could make a no-case submission on a matter as grievous as this.
“An innocent woman was murdered in cold blood and we had expected that the government would prosecute this matter judiciously.
“This development is indeed an invitation to anarchy and highly dangerous to the already tense situation in the country,’’ it said.
The statement noted that the government’s apparent failure to serve the course of justice in the case would leave the life of Christians in the hands of hoodlums.
“We are calling on the Federal Government and the South East governors to rise up to the occasion and find a way of reversing this grave injustice,’’ it added.
