{"id":8375,"date":"2021-06-04T08:56:57","date_gmt":"2021-06-04T08:56:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsreservoir.com\/?p=8375"},"modified":"2021-06-04T08:56:57","modified_gmt":"2021-06-04T08:56:57","slug":"insecurity-nigeria-leaders-have-no-blood-in-their-hearts-bishop-kukah-says-govt-refused-to-declare-bandits-terrorist-group","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsreservoir.com\/?p=8375","title":{"rendered":"Insecurity: Nigeria Leaders Have No Blood In Their Hearts -Bishop Kukah  &#8230;says govt refused to declare bandits terrorist group\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"<div dir=\"auto\">Insecurity: Nigeria Leaders Have No Blood In Their Hearts -Bishop Kukah<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">&#8230;says govt refused to declare bandits terrorist group<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">BY NONYE EKWENUGO<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">Kaduna<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">The Catholic Bishop of Sokoto diocese, Matthew Hassan Kukah has averred that the leaders of Nigeria have no blood in their hearts.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">Bishop Kukah said this on Monday during\u00a0 his homily at the burial of late Rev Fr. Alphosus Yasshim Bello at Our Lady of Apostles Catholic Church Independence Way, Kaduna.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">&#8220;Those who govern us are allowing this killing of citizens in their innocency because they have no blood in their hearts&#8221;.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">It would be recalled that late Fr. Alphonsus Yashim Bello was kidnapped and\u00a0 murdered by bandits on 21st May, 2021 in Katsina. He was kidnapped alongside Rev Fr Joseph Keke.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">According to Bishop Kukah, there is no where in the whole world where barbarity and killings of human lives has been manifested as it is in Nigeria of today.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">&#8221; There is no where citizens can be slaughtered in the whole world without the government showing empathy and concern. The continuous barbaric slaughter and murder of our people in their innocency suggest that our beautiful Presidential Villa, National Assembly, government houses are not evidence of civilization.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">&#8220;How did Nigeria come to this tragic situation. We know who they are, who they believed in and where their inspiration comes from. The government have never declared the kidnappers to be a terrorists group.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">&#8220;There is no ambiguity about those who are killing our people and why they are doing so and where their inspiration comes from. We hear and live with stories of complicity at the highest level. We as Christians can only rely on the faithful word of God&#8221;.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">He queried, &#8220;Is it possible that you have a country where people have sworn with Qur&#8217;an and Bible to uphold the principle of governance, that they will do everything within their power to protect and defend the integrity of Nigerians and suddenly we are where we are today.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">&#8221; I think the President and Governors of Nigeria should address Nigerians and say, fellow Nigerians I have sworn that I will not protect you from foreign invaders, kidnappers and being killed.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">&#8220;You are on your own. Your security is in your own hands. Keeping you safe is not our immediate priority. Foreign bandits or anyone can come at will, kill, loot, rape, kidnap and murder you. They can wipe out your communities, destroy your homes, your farmlands, property.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">&#8220;They can kidnap or murder your children at will. They can rustle your cattle. If they kidnap your children, wives or husbands, we will consider you criminals for negotiating for their release. We are preparing a law that could see you go to jail for 15 years for this heinous crime against your fatherland&#8221;.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">He therefore urged Nigerians to remain steadfast in prayer, saying that God will lead us out of this tragic situation.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Insecurity: Nigeria Leaders Have No Blood In Their Hearts -Bishop Kukah &#8230;says govt refused to declare bandits terrorist group BY NONYE EKWENUGO Kaduna The Catholic Bishop of Sokoto diocese, Matthew Hassan Kukah has averred that the leaders of Nigeria have no blood in their hearts. 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