Request Prompt Salvage of Hijacked Methodist Prelate, 2 Others

Request prompt salvage of hijacked Methodist Prelate, 2 others

The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) on Monday asked the President Muhammadu Buhari, to work with the salvage of the Prelate of the Methodist Church Nigeria, His Eminence, Samuel Uche and two others from criminals’ sanctum.

Uche was allegedly snatched on Sunday in Umunneochi Local Government Area of Abia State alongside the Rt. Fire up. Dennis Mark, the Methodist Bishop of Owerri, and the Prelate’s Chaplain by obscure shooters thought to be furnished herders.

Review that criminals have hijacked something like 10 pastors in 2022 alone and none was protected by the security offices. In two occasions, the casualties were killed by their capturers.

In a proclamation delivered on Monday and endorsed by the Special Assistant, Media and Communications, to the CAN President, Pastor Adebayo Oladeji, the zenith Christian body encouraged Buhari to guide the security offices to quickly free the Methodist Prelate and his buddies.

The assertion peruses to a limited extent, “We censure the kidnapping of the Prelate of the Methodist Church Nigeria, His Eminence, Samuel Chukwuemeka Kanu Uche and two others in solid terms and approach President Muhammadu Buhari to provide an express request to the security organizations to free them right away and stop the ceaseless snatching of pastors and other blameless Nigerians forthwith.

“In the event that an extraordinary Servant of God of Uche’s type could be captured like a three-year old child on a significant street with next to no opposition from the Police, it talks volume of what our security design has become.

“This is not any more a country one can be pleased. No sensible government can keep on leaving the residents in a horrible condition of frailty as we are by and by. This present circumstance isn’t really great for our country by any means.

“We, indeed, approach President Muhammadu Buhari to do all inside his powers to get these workers of God delivered very soon and safe.”

CAN likewise said the Buhari organization should reclaim its picture of far reaching weakness by carrying mental stability to the brutality prior to leaving office.

“To the individuals who are holding these Servants of God, we appeal to them to relinquish them since they are not liable for whatever reasons that made them crooks.

“We approach Christians and other good natured Nigerians to go along with us in petitioning God for their delivery right away,” CAN added.