Bishop condemns U.S. tag on Nigeria

Speaking in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Jalingo on Wednesday, Yahaya, who is also the Chairman of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) in the state, said it was improper to punish about 150 million people because of the offence of one person. He argued that the fact that the […]

Speaking in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Jalingo on Wednesday, Yahaya, who is also the Chairman of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) in the state, said it was improper to punish about 150 million people because of the offence of one person.

He argued that the fact that the father of the suspect, Umar Farouk Mutallab, had reported the suspicious actions of his son to the security agencies, including the U.S. embassy in Nigeria, was enough evidence to show that no well-meaning Nigerian was willing to condone the activities of terrorist groups in the country.

He stressed that although a Nigerian, the action of the suspect which had received widespread condemnation across the country, had showed that the people of Nigeria were peace-loving and in no way in support of terrorism.

The action itself was not carried out in Nigeria, he said, adding that the boy was not trained on Nigerian soil. The bishop said it could be the lapses from the U.S. security system which failed to track down the suspect even though it was appropriately briefed on the antics and movement of the suspect. (NAN)