By; JACOB ONJEWU DICKSON
The Tarrayyan Ekklisiyoyin Kiristi A Nigeria (TEKAN), has joined other Christian bodies and individuals to condemn the gruesome murder of Ms. Deborah Yakubu, a 200 Level student of Shehu Shagari College of Education, Sokoto in Northern Nigeria.
TEKAN is the umbrella body of sixteen denominations mostly located in Northern Nigeria, with its headquarters in Jos, the Plateau State capital.
In a statement signed shortly after its Executive Council Meeting, the President, Rev. Dr. Caleb Ahima and the General Secretary, Very. Reverend Moses J. Ebuga, expressed displeasure over the unfortunate incident and described it as inhuman.
They also called on security agencies and the government to ensure arrest of all involved in the killing and bring them to book, irrespective of their positions.
“The TEKAN leadership wants perpetrators of the dastardly act to be dealt with to serve as deterrent for future occurrence.
“The Tarayyan Ekklesiyoyin Kristi a Nigeria-TEKAN Executive Council during its meeting at the Headquarters on 12th May 2022, received with rude shock the terribly tragic event of the gruesome murder of Ms. Doborah Yakubu, a 200 level Home Economicy student at the Shehu Shagari College of Education, Sokoto for allegedly committing ablasphemy.
” We condemn this inhuman act in totality and in the strongest terms possible. We call on the Nigerian authorities to act decisively to bring those who committed this criminal act to face the full wrath of the law regardless of whoever is involved.
“This dastardly act must not be tolerated at all,” TEKAN said.
While recalling past incidents where those who committed similar criminal acts go free, TEKAN called upon and said that it expects the securityagencies and the Federal Government to do the needful to ensure justice is done.
They also called on their members and the entire Christian community not to take the laws into their hands, but allow the authorities to act swiftly and appropriately.
“Perpetrators should be dealt with to serve as deterrent for future occurrence.
“We call on our members not to take the laws into their hands, but allow the authorities to act swiftly and appropriately,” TEKAN enjoined Christians.
The TEKAN family also extended its deepest condolences to the family of the deceased and called on all to be fervent in prayers for peace and justice in the country.
TEKAN is condemning the killing of Deborah Yakubu at a time some irate youths in Sokoto are protesting against the arrest of some youth suspected to be among the killers.
The protest turned violent, which forced the Governor Aminu Waziri Tambuwal to declare a 24-hour curfew in Sokoto Metropolitan local councils.
