By Aramide Oikelome,
Snr. Correspondent, Lagos
An inter-faith coalition, The Joint-Action of Student Movements and Concerned Christians and Muslims, has condemned the spate of terrorism and insecurity across the country, urging Nigerians to unite against insurgents.
The coalition also pasted posters containing names of the abducted Chibok schoolgirls in strategic parts of Jos, Plateau State, recently, calling on the terrorists to release the innocent children.
In a communiqué signed by Rev. Gideon Para-Mallam; Uztaz Farouk, Deputy Imam, Nasco Fibre Mosques, Jos; Ahmed Salihu??????, Secretary, Jos North NACOMYO & Muslim Students Society (MSS) and Mrs. Elizabeth Rimdans, at the end of a rally recently held to register their protest over the incessant killings and destruction, the coalition also expressed concern about the porous nature of Nigeria’s security network; which has made every Nigerian vulnerable and unsafe.
They appealed to security agencies “to be proactive and act swiftly in response to security information received, even as they respond to early warnings.”
The stakeholders also called on parents, teachers and religious leaders to teach younger ones the sanctity of life while also appealing to governments to create special parking areas to avoid cars being parked just anywhere on the roads.
They called for the installation of security cameras and other such devices to detect criminal activities while encouraging shop owners in commercial areas to install cameras to support government’s efforts.
On the abduction of over 200 Chibok girls, they asked the Federal Government to ensure the safe return of the girls.
The coalition also called for “comprehensive audit of the funds made available to the security agencies and demand a better and more prudent management of approved and disbursed funds as well as increased training and better equipment for the security agencies.”
Some of the groups that participated in the rally were International Fellowship of Evangelical Students in English and Portuguese Speaking Africa (IFES-ESPA); Fellowship of Christian Students (FCS); Great Commission Movement of Nigeria (GCMN); Christian Research International (CRI) and Nigeria Fellowship of Evangelical Students (NIFES).
Others were Fellowship of Christian Nurses (FCN); Jama’atu Nasril Islam (JNI); Christian Women For Excellence and Empowerment in Nigerian Society (CWEENS); National Council of Muslim Youths Organisations (NACOMYO); Reconciliation Trainers Africa (RETA); Muslim Students Society (MSS) and The Navigators, Nigeria.
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