The association said this while reacting to the abduction of the Archbishop of the Niger-Delta Province of the Church of Nigeria (Anglican Communion), Most Reverend Ignatius Kattey; and his wife, Beatrice.
The President of CAN, Pastor Ayo Oritsejafor, in a statement issued by his Special Assistant (Media and Public Affairs), Kenny Ashaka, appealed to the kidnappers of the Archbishop to “release him unconditionally and unharmed as a means of atoning for the sacriledge they have committed.”
Oritsejafor said, “While the activities of the kidnappers are awash with prominent Nigerians abducted, the manner of abduction, the location where those taken forcefully were freed from and sometimes the cost of freedom, government seems incapable of dealing with the situation.
“Given the ferocious and violent manner these kidnappings are carried out we are worried that if the crime of kidnapping is not matched with equally harsh or severe punishments, Nigeria may be in for an even worse situation than she is with the terrorist activities.
“In circumstances where kidnappers shoot and kill people before forcefully abducting the victims, we call on the Federal Government to treat Kidnappers like armed robbers and terrorists by invoking laws that would stop crimes and criminality.”
Oritsejafor also bade farewell to the Prelate of the Methodist Church Nigeria, His Eminence, Dr. Sunday Ola Makinde who had just retired from active pastoral service.
According to him, Makinde’s efforts at sustaining and improving on the fortunes of the Church have shown him as a sound administrator.
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