Anglicans Should Pick Their Guns And Fight Boko Haram ---Bishop Ibezim?

                                             

The Anglican Bishop Awka, Most Rev. Alexander Ibezim yesterday called on Nigerians to stop the bloodshed and live in unity, peace and tolerance with one another by embracing dialogue no matter the provocation.

Bishop Ibezim who stated this in his Easter message to the press at the premises of Immanuel Church, Enugu-Ukwu, said that blood was precious to God and should therefore not be wasted.

He took an overview of events in Nigeria especially the bloodletting by Boko Haram members and said that “this is a time of vigilance”.

According to him, there is need for Christians in the country to maintain high level of spiritual and physical vigilance, in order to overcome the challenge of insecurity confronting the nation.

The Anglican Bishop said that although Christians would not pick their guns and start fight, they should always spiritually and physically be vigilant.

Bishop Ibezim advised the Federal Government to always shoulder the responsibility of protecting the citizenry and to pray to God for the solution to the nation’s insecurity.

He said “the Federal Government should use all the machinery apparatus at its disposal to fight insecurity in the country.

He assured Nigerians  that the power which resurrected Jesus Christ from the grave would rescue Nigeria from the activities of those who had continued to shed blood.

“The power of resurrection can do all things” he declared.

Churches, he said, must focus on prayers and cast their hope for intervention God.

The Bishop said that Christians should always be encouraged by the humility of Jesus and his death on the cross and emulates Jesus in their activities and conduct.

He extolled the Anambra State Governor and prayed that he would always guide and lead him well in order to administer Anambra State according to the will of God.