Chibok: CAN’s positive turnaround

Interestingly, prayers for the rescue of the abducted girls and for the return of peace and end to this insurgency have been going on daily basis in mosques in Nigeria during the five daily prayers.  This is an issue that has brought about the unity of purpose of the entity of the people of Nigeria. […]

Interestingly, prayers for the rescue of the abducted girls and for the return of peace and end to this insurgency have been going on daily basis in mosques in Nigeria during the five daily prayers.  This is an issue that has brought about the unity of purpose of the entity of the people of Nigeria. The “Bring Back our Girls” campaign has gathered enough momentum such that no Muslim or Christian is left out. Take a look at the rallies all over the country from the federal capital to the states; it is all a mixture of people from all walks of life.
I saw the picture in Daily Trust of the Emir of Bauchi shoulder to shoulder with the North East CAN president, the Chief Imam of Bauchi central mosque as well as other religious and traditional leaders during the protest.  
In Osun state the state government called for a three days’ prayer and fasting from both Muslims and Christians for divine intervention on the rescue of the abducted Chibok girls.
Two days ago, there was a picture in the dailies of FOMWAN members reading the Holy Quran and praying fervently to God for the release of the girls and for an end to the insurgency.
The truth of the matter is that the whole world is united over this senseless and un-Godly act which needs the support and prayers of every right thinking person of which ever faith he belonged. This is in addition to the fact that these two religious did not in any way and at any time promotes the shedding of blood of any person or his abduction.
Much as the rallies and protests continue, wherever one looks, one would see the faces of Muslims and Christians all over for it is indeed a national tragedy and it can only be overcome through a collective will.
By the time we overcome this, hopefully we will as a nation begin to look at “Development” from the human angle perspective and no more on regional or ethical sentiments.  For when there is physical development in terms of roads, health care, education and agriculture, all this ethic vocabularies will cease to exist. God have mercy and us and bless us with good leaders.

 Ahmed Balarabe Hamzah, Katsina, <[email protected]>;