Development in North can stop killings – CACOL
Boko Haram
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Coalition
Against Corrupt Leaders has urged the Federal Government to develop the
northern part of the country as this can stop the killings of innocent
citizens.
The group, in a statement on Monday,
condemned the killing of pupils and teachers in Yobe State by gunmen
suspected to be members of the Boko Haram sect.
According to the Executive Chairman of
the Coalition, Debo Adeniran, it is important for the Federal Government
and Nigerians to rise up to the security challenges in this country.
He said, “The government should be true
to itself and accept the fact that Boko Haram is a result of the
socio-economic deprivation of the northern part of the country over the
years. The Federal Government should also realise that several other
regions in Nigeria are angry with it, hence it should begin the process
of convoking the conference of the people to address the myriads of
challenges bedeviling this nation or it would be courting a bloody
revolution in no distant time.
“The senseless destruction of lives and
properties by the Boko Haram insurgents and other militant groups calls
for urgent action from well-meaning Nigerians. It is an act of cruelty
for Boko Haram to unleash such terror on defenceless pupils. The murder
of these pupils and their teacher is highly condemnable and
unpardonable. The perpetrators of the heinous crime must be brought to
book as soon as possible.”
CULLED FROM: PUNCH NEWSPAPERS
July 9, 2013 by Sodiq Oyeleke
Written by NEWSTRAWL ONLINE UPDATE
Sodiq Oyeleke is a Media, Human Resources, Project Management and Public Relations Practitioner
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