Insecurity: CAN Calls on Tinubu to Safeguard Citizens, Rejects Excuses
The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) has called on President Bola Tinubu’s administration to stop offering excuses and take immediate, decisive measures to safeguard citizens amid a rising wave of violent attacks nationwide. CAN President, Archbishop Daniel Okoh, made the appeal on Wednesday during the opening of the 32nd Triennial General Assembly of the Christian Council of Nigeria (CCN) held at the Presbyterian Church of Nigeria in Wuse II, Abuja. Addressing delegates, clerics, and leaders of member churches, Okoh stressed that Nigeria has reached a critical point where insecurity demands unified Christian advocacy and firm national responsibility. Speaking on the Assembly’s theme, “Demand for Justice and Righteousness,” drawn from Amos 5:24, he warned that the country’s growing instability threatens its very soul. “The government has a constitutional, moral, and sacred responsibility to protect the lives and property of all Nigerians—without discrimination, without delay, and without excuses,” Okoh said. He urged the CCN to continue supporting CAN’s call for stronger national action, emphasizing the Church’s role in demanding justice for communities devastated by violence. He also highlighted key measures he expects from the Federal Government, including… Insecurity: CAN Calls on Tinubu to Safeguard Citizens, Rejects Excuses



