NACOMYO bemoans attack on Anambra church

Massacre of innocent worshippers at St. Philip's church, Ozubulu, Anambra

THE National Council of Muslim Youth Organisations (NACOMYO) has described as barbaric, heinous and sacrilegious the gun attack on St. Phillips’ Catholic Church, Ozubulu, in Ekwusigo Local Government Area of Anambra State.

The Muslim organisation said places of worship are sanctuaries and not arenas for settling of scores, noting that the incident of last Sunday in the north-eastern state was indicative of end of times.

NACOMYO, in a statement by its National President, Alhaji Kamal’deen Akuntunde, commiserated with the Nigerian Christian community, especially the Catholic Church, whose brethren were murdered.

The organisation urged government and security agencies to get the perpetrators and bring them to book.

It said the incident and others like it in recent times have brought to the fore the need for places of worship to adopt security measures like mounting of Close Circuit Television and other related devices to forestall breach of security.

The Muslim youth group advised parents to take interest in their children’s activities and safeguard them from anything that could predispose them to crime.

Meanwhile, NACOMYO has implored the National Assembly to reconsider its stand on the adoption of age limit for political offices.

According to the group, the solution to Nigeria’s problems lies in having patriotic citizens at the helm, who are sincere and committed to returning the country to the path of glory.

It noted that the political era just after the country gained independence witnessed a crop of selfless leaders who “applied wisdom and fear of God and cultivated sound mind and high morals in steering the ship of the nation.”

NACOMYO emphasised the need for the members of the National Assembly and other political officeholders to justify people’s confidence in them by eschewing selfish tendencies “which their action and inaction are portraying.”

It urged the lawmakers to be instrumental in engendering good governance by formulating laws that will uplift the people and advance the cause of the country.

David Olagunju