The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) has condemned Thursday’s bomb explosion in Nyanya, which claimed 19 lives and 60 injured others.
This was contained in a statement signed by CAN’s Secretary-General, Rev. Musa Asake, in Abuja on Friday.
The statement said: “It is with shock and dismay that we received the news of last night’s bomb attack at the Nyanya motor park barely 15 days after the first attack on April 14.
“The news of this second attack is not only devastating but a sad day for our nation; it is an act that must be condemned by all.
“No sane person will seek to destroy the lives of fellow compatriot in the name of an ‘ungodly ideology’ of a so called ‘religious belief’.”
According to the statement, terrorists and their sponsors must not be given the opportunity to prevail as evil cannot overwhelm good and darkness cannot prevail over light.
Asake said the forces of evil might have crept into some parts of the country, adding that the collective good of majority of Nigerians must rise above the goal of the terrorists.
He said: “Last night’s attack in Nyanya, the second in 15 days, is a clear indication of the terrorists motive to demoralise and destabilise the Nigerian work force by putting fear in their minds.
“At this moment, I want to commiserate with the families of those who lost their lives and pray for speedy recovery of those injured in the attack.”
Asake called for more vigilance and caution by all citizens and not to allow the acts of inhumanity to dampen their spirit of patriotism for Nigeria.
The cleric also called on security agencies to work harder to curtail the situation and urged relief organisations to provide for victims of the attack.
CAN is under the leadership of Pastor Ayo Oritsejafor.
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