The Youth Wing of the Christian Association of Nigeria (YOWICAN) has demanded the immediate arrest and public prosecution of Muslim Cleric Idris Abdulaziz Dusen Tenshi.
This demand was made at the conclusion of the 2024 National Prayer Day and the 1st Quarter National Executive Council (NEC) meeting of YOWICAN, held at the National Christian Centre in Abuja, on Friday.
Tenshi was accused of inciting violence by calling for the killing of Senator Oluremi Tinubu, the wife of the President, labeling her an āinfidelā due to her Christian faith.
Chairman of YOWICAN, Belusochukwu Enwere, voiced the collective stance of the council in a communiquƩ, emphasizing the urgent need for government and security agencies to take action.
The communiquĆ© partly reads: āNEC is calling for the immediate arrest of the Muslim Cleric (Idris Abdulaziz Dusen Tenshi) who has called for the k!lling of the wife of the President, Sen Oluremi A Tinubu for being a Christian. Describing her as an infidel.
āThe NEC is calling for the public prosecution of the cleric and wish to request the said preacher should be restricted from preaching in Nigeria to serve as a deterrent to others.
āThe NEC is giving the Federal Government and security agencies to act immediately to avoid the further deterioration of security situation in the country because of the unguided statement/utterance.ā
The meeting also addressed broader issues affecting the nation, including the economic hardships faced by citizens amid rising costs of living, and the deteriorating state of security marked by rampant k!llings across the country.
Highlighting the employment crisis, YOWICAN called on the government to implement policies specifically aimed at addressing youth unemployment, underscoring the importance of involving young people in the nationās development process.
Enwere remarked, āThe NEC acknowledges the hardship in the country which is occasioned by the constantly rising cost of living in the country which has resulted to an unprecedented level of hunger and suffering among the citizenry which our members are not exempted from.
āNEC calls on Government at all levels to intensify efforts at ameliorating the plights of the citizens in the country.ā
The association also condemned the recent m@ssacres in Plateau State and other regions, attributing them to a failure in maintaining national security.
āThe NEC also totally condemns in its entirety, the deteriorating state of security in our country which has manifested in the wanton k!llings across the country, especially the massacre of our Christian brethren in Mangu, Barkin Ladi, Bassa, Bokkos Local Government Areas of Plateau State and other parts of the Country.
āWe call on all stakeholders in the security of this country to expedite action on arresting the perpetrators of the evil act,ā the communique added.
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