'All is not well with Nigeria'Catholic Bishops say as theymeet with GEJ

<center><img border="0" height="300" src=" https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjb7Yr4u8n_INFuQSeKgRvGl2FwMZ_nVqCSnf2KIRUWqARboSZpmQqqE-_54x5kpHQcCB-XWc8nU3JX2hm0um1WKk1fBcg-Qy3xR1TapdoXaspLI6yF_Fo9dRhONXlTgiu0w-iEfb90WK-U/s1600/unnamed.png " width="250"> </a></center><br/>The Catholic Bishops Conference of Nigeria, a<br/>body of Nigerian priest, paid a visit to Pres.<br/>Jonathan yesterday at the State House to<br/>express concern over increasing attacks by<br/>Boko Haram members in the North East.<br/>The groups president and Archbishop of Jos<br/>diocese, Bishop Ignatius Kaigama, who spoke<br/>with newsmen after their closed door meeting<br/>with President Jonathan, said they were at<br/>the state house to talk about lack of security<br/>in Nigeria and find out what the government<br/>is doing about it...<br/>"We feel that things are not right.<br/>Territorially, our land is being taken<br/>away; the people we look after are<br/>displaced, their homes, their villages<br/>and towns are captured and they are<br/>internally displaced, being refugees in<br/>their own land.<br/>We thought this is not right. We have<br/>families that are just stranded. We<br/>thought that the President should know.<br/>As Catholics, we have laid a good<br/>structure for relief and taking care of<br/>such situation, we want the government<br/>to collaborate with us. We just wanted<br/>to remind him of things he already<br/>knows, there was nothing we said that<br/>was new, we just wanted to lay<br/>emphasis and we wanted him to know<br/>we are concerned. The President is<br/>already doing his bit; he has assured us<br/>that he is on top of the situation"<br/>Bishop Kaigama argued that although<br/>muslims have also been killed during the<br/>various attacks, the primary aim of Boko<br/>Haram is to wipe out Christianity and<br/>islamiatize Nigeria<br/>"When we admit that some Muslims are<br/>also targeted, we want to believe that<br/>the principal aim and concern of Boko<br/>Haram is to eliminate Christianity and<br/>pave the way for total Islamization of<br/>the country" he said

'All is not well with Nigeria'Catholic Bishops say as theymeet with GEJ

The Catholic Bishops Conference of Nigeria, a body of Nigerian priest, paid a visit to Pres. Jonathan yesterday at the State House to expre...

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