The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), has organised a nationwide protest to demand justice for Deborah Yakubu, a student of Shehu Shagari College of Education, Sokoto in Sokoto State, asking the Federal Government to prosecute the killers of the deceased.
According to a memo dated May 14, 2022, signed by CAN’S General Secretary, Joseph Bade Daramola and addressed to all the churches in Nigeria, the body demands abolition of Islamic extremists in Nigeria as well as killing of Christians in the most populous African country.
The letter titled, “A Request for Nationwide Peaceful Protest, Calling for Justice for Deborah Yakubu”, reads in parts:
“I have been directed by the CAN President, Rev. Dr Samson Olasupo Ayorinde, to request all church leaders, through your various churches to organise a peaceful protest in honour of one of our daughters, Deborah Yakubu, who was gruesomely murdered on Thursday, 12 May, 2022 at the Shehu Shagari College of Education, Sokoto in Sokoto State by some Islamic extremists.
“The request will take place on 22nd May, 2022 in the afternoon by 3:00pm in every secretariat of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) nationwide and not on the streets in order to avoid further loss of lives. Those without CAN’s Secretariat may use any church with big premises. We are to hold placards with some succinct message like We demand justice for Deborah”, “No more killing in God’s name”, “Enough is enough”, “Police, stop unprovoked killings in Nigeria”, Christians are not second class citizens”, “Killers of Deborah must be prosecuted”, “We condemn religious killings”, “We say no to Islamic extremist.
“We urge those who could afford to make use of the traditional media and the social media and others can use only the social media to give it a wide coverage in other to sensitise the whole world. We also call on Nigeria Christians in diaspora to join us using our embassies all over the world.
“The occasion can also be used to pray for Deborah’s family and friends, peace for the country, victory for the church and godly political leaders in the coming general elections.
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