The President of Nigeria, Muhammadu Buhari has been told by the country’s Catholic Bishops to resign, according to local media reports.
The Punch newspaper reported that the Catholic Bishops Conference of Nigeria made the call following the death of 16 Catholics this week in an attack carried out by suspected Fulani Herdsmen on a church.
Two catholic bishops were among those killed in the said attack on Tuesday on a church congregation in a central state of Nigeria, a region plagued by communal violence.
Hundreds of people have died in clashes between herders and farmers in this part of Nigeria this year as the government struggles to resolve the crisis.
The clashes are usually over grazing rights and dwindling fertile land.
In a statement the Catholic bishops asked “How can the Federal Government stand back while its security agencies deliberately turn a blind eye to the cries and wailings of helpless and harmless citizens who remain sitting ducks in their homes, farms, highway and now, even in sacred places of worship?”
President Buhari has already been summoned by the country’s parliament to respond to concerns from citizens over their safety in the wake of these attacks.
The 75 year old leader has also declared his intention to seek re-election next year in the presidential election.
Source: Africafeeds.com
