'Politicians Should Stop Campaigns And Combat Terrorism' - Catholic Archbishop Of Jos

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November 19, 2014 1:01 PM

Archbishop Kaigama referred to the latest attack by Boko Haram on secondary school students in Potiskum, Yobe state

The Archbishop of Jos, Ignatius Aayu Kaigama has urged politicians in Nigeria to put aside election campaigns, come together and fight the Boko Haram menace threatening to tear the country apart.

Speaking on the attack which occurred November 10 which resulted in the death of 48 students, leaving scores injured in a secondary school in Potiskum located in Northeastern Nigeria, Archbishop Kaigama said: “It is past time for our politicians to put aside campaigning and unite to fight Boko Haram.”

He continued: “Unfortunately, I am not surprised that these attacks continue to occur, because the approved strategy to combat Boko Haram is completely unreasonable. Despite the efforts of the military and security forces in those regions, the amount of progress that Boko Haram has made in Borno and Adamawa is especially disturbing. We are completely baffled by how this has happened. We have yet to receive an answer from anyone. I believe that our politicians are unnecessarily preoccupied with next year’s election campaigns.”

Kaigama who recently attended a conference on religious freedom in London added that, “It is time to leave behind inconsequential political interests and focus on the nation’s interests. Finally, Kaigama stated that, “Everyone must put aside their political squabbling for the time being and focus on strategies to deal with these perilous circumstances, because the entire population finds themselves in a situation where they either must flee the violence or live under circumstances where there is a complete lack of security.”

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