The Kogi State chapter of the Christians Association of Nigeria (CAN) has said the statement made by the president of CAN, Pastor Ayo Oritsejafor, is not personal against the new Inspector General of Police, Alhaji Mohammed Dikko Abubakar.

The Kogi State chairman of CAN, The Most Reverend Emmanuel Egbunu, stated this while addressing newsmen on Wednesday, in reaction to a press statement credited to one Pastor James Obamoh.

According to him, in Oritsejafor’s position as the leader of CAN, it was only responsible for him to draw the attention of the government of the day to the sensibilities of Christians concerning someone who had been indicted by a competent panel headed by Justice Nikki Tobi.

He said CAN in Kogi State believed the statement of Pastor Oritsejafor was a warning from a responsible leader, who believed in sounding the alarm when the government’s attention needed to be drawn to security risks.

“We dissociate ourselves from the statement credited to Pastor Obamoh, who is not an office holder at any level of CAN in Kogi State, and so was not speaking for us directly or indirectly. He has a constitutional rights to freedom of expression, but should take responsibility for his utterances,” The Most Reverend Egbunu said.

According to him, Oritsejafor believe that the appointment of the IGP at a such a time when serious security challenges were at stake, should take into serious consideration records that reflected the opinions of the citizens, rather than narrow views about friendship.

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