From TCNEWS
The Diocesan Bishop, Methodist Church Nigeria, Diocese of Umuahia West, Abia State, The Rt. Rev. Chukwukadibia Onoh, has called on the Federal Government to rise against insecurity which has endangered the economy and proffer solution before the nation turn into a cannibalous society.
Presenting his address at Ebenezer Methodist Church Ogbodiukwu, Umuopara circuit during the Diocesan synod which has the theme, “Arise and Build”, with text drawn from the Bible book of Nehemiah chapter 2 verse 18, Bishop Onoh decried that the state of insecurity has deteriorated to the point that criminal elements boldly record and post out videos on social media platforms, boasting about their strongholds with the territory they occupy and control.
“The state of insecurity in the country is no more news…. The whole episode is now out of control and it looks like the federal government and the security apparatus are overwhelmed by the situation. The army is not safe; the police is not spared; the students and even children are not spared. No excuse can be good enough from a government that promised an immediate answer to insecurity in the country.
“It is obvious that the entire nation is under siege by terrorists, bandits and criminal gangs. As it stands now, we cannot distinguish areas controlled by federal government and those under the authority of those bandits.
“The entire nation is overwhelmed as the citizens swim in the pool of the blood of the innocent. The criminal minded members of the society seems to be benefitting from the evil acts in one way or the other. We have heard how some security personnel abate and aid these criminals by supplying arms and uniforms”, Bishop Onoh lamented.
The Methodist Bishop who pointed out that Nigerians need to be better informed of the nature of insecurity they are dealing with, suggested an all inclusive well thought-out intervention, even as he called on the government to have a new mindset and strategy not only to make necessary investments in security, but also in the way the nation’s military activities are reported to the public.
Bishop Onoh, who also torched/touched on food insecurity and Naira bastardization, said that the prices of foodstuff are at crazy point that the populace are rising to demand an end to the siege over the nation.
His words, “It is obvious that insecurity endeagers economy of any nation, Nigeria included. The economy is going down daily with food insecurity. The value of Naira is bastardized. Poverty is growing wings, hands and legs. Farmers can no more have the liberty to go to their farm because of insecurity. The present government need to rise against the negative tide, and proffer solution before we turn into a cannibalous society”.
The Methodist Bishop who also observed that the new President of Senegal is within the age bracket (44 years) of most Nigerian youth, decried that the society has impoverished these vision carriers, as many of them are unemployed and doing nothing that can sustain them or put food on their table.
Bishop Onoh, who called on Nigerians to rise up and build a nation “of our dream “, expressed hope of a better tomorrow.