Bishop urges S’East govs to tackle killings, kidnappings

Bishop of the Anglican Diocese of Enugu, Rt. Rev. Samuel Ike, has urged South-East governors to take deliberate steps in the New Year to stop the incessant killings and kidnappings in the zone. Ike made the call in a New Year message he issued, yesterday, in Enugu, with the title, “Another Year is Dawning.”
 
According to him, in the New Year, the South-East should not allow a continuation of the brazen killing and kidnapping of residents each week. The bishop stated that 2025 is coming with a wake-up call for the South-East governors to make a conscious effort to tackle insecurity.
  
“These latest killings and kidnapping in the zone are a wake-up call for the governors of the South-Eastern states as well as the Joint Security and Armed Forces to rise to their basic responsibility of protection of life and property of the citizens. I call on the governors and the Federal Government to effectively deploy both kinetic and non-kinetic approaches within the zone.
  
“There should be effective proactive surveillance and intelligence devices such as drones and other equipment to stem this ugly cancer of insecurity.”

“We can eradicate insecurity in 2025 if we muster the resolve and political will to do so,” he said. The cleric urged Nigerians to be hopeful and look up to God, “the Creator of the world and the ultimate controlling force in the affairs of people and nations.
 
“We must, individually and as a people, resolve to fear God and acknowledge His righteousness in our daily living, dealings, and governance,” He added.