Okoh made the call, on Wednesday,
February 22 in Abeokuta, the Ogun
State capital, during his opening
address at the church’s standing
committee meeting comprising of
primates , archbishops, bishops and the
home of clergy and laity of the church.
He stated that it was unconstitutional
and discriminatory for some individuals
in the same country to bear arms freely,
while others cannot.
Okoh warned that if the situation was
not put under control, the herdsmen
would continue to perpetuate crimes
increasingly and threaten the peace of
the nation.
He decried the incessant killing by the
herdsmen especially in Southern
Kaduna lamenting the loss of lives and
wanton destruction of property.
Okoh also urged the federal government
to use all forces at its disposal to fight
the menace of kidnapping noting the
rising spate of kidnapping all over the
country was alarming and worrisome.
He however commended the
government for its concerted efforts
against terrorism, even as he appealed
to the government to sustain the
security in the region until terrorism is
totally eliminated.
In his remark, Ogun State governor,
Senator Ibikunle Amosun, identified
religious intolerance as one of the
hindrances of development urging
Nigerians to be more accommodating of
one another’s religious beliefs.
