Enugu State CAN Chairman and General Superintendent of the Assemblies of God, Nigeria, Prof Paul Emeka, who put the Christians on red alert yesterday in Enugu, called on the Federal Government to mobilise the security agencies to forestall the planned attack.
Where the Federal Government thinks it is not capable of arresting the ugly situation, he advised that it called for foreign assistance, especially the countries that had earlier indicated their interest to help the country.
The General Superintendent, who asked Christians not to panic as a result of the threat, however, advised them not to depend on empty optimism.
He said that there was no doubt the Boko Haram Islamist sect had infiltrated the southern part of the country and were ready to wreak havoc.
He advised Christians to also take their own precautionary measures to prevent the planned attack by searching strange faces that came to every worship centre, as well as hire anti-bomb squad.
Prof Emeka said the churches designated for attack by the fundamentalists had not committed any offence more than the ones that were not mentioned, pointing out that the sect was only targeting churches with large congregation.
He urged all churches to go into prayers to avert the attack, saying the power of God would definitely deliver the country from the hands of the evil ones.
“The Boko Haram sect has no reason of doing what they are doing, they are just interested in killing,” he said, arguing that they were not driven by poverty.
He was angry that the sect was threatening everybody in the country, saying they were just “killing innocent Nigerians and harassing them” and people were now living at their mercy.
“No matter what they are planning, Nigerians will celebrate Christmas in peace,” Prof emeka said, wishing all Nigerians a merry and peaceful Christmas.
•This story is being re-run because a wrong version of it was published in our yesterday’s edition. The mix-up is regretted. –Editor
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