Gunmen, on Tuesday evening, shot dead
the Borno Secretary of the Christian Association of Nigeria, CAN. The gunmen
are suspected to be part of Boko Haram.
Faye
Pama Musa was killed inside his Maiduguri residence less than an hour after
President Goodluck Jonathan declared a State of Emergency in Borno, Yobe and
Adamawa States.
The
National President of CAN, Ayo Oritsejafor, confirmed the cleric’s killing an
issues a brief statement where he described the killing as “sad”
Mr.
Jonathan had before the incident slammed a state of emergency on Borno, Yobe
and Adamawa States, saying it had become necessary for the Government to take
extraordinary measures to restore normalcy.
“After wide consultations, and in exercise of the
powers conferred on me by the provisions of Section 305, sub-section 1 of the
Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria 1999 as amended, I hereby
declare a State of emergency in Borno, Yobe and Adamawa states,” he
said.
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