"The consensus is that the Christian community nationwide will be left with no other option than to respond appropriately if there are any further attacks on our members, churches and property," Oritsejafor said ahead of a meeting with President
Goodluck Jonathan... 14th President of Nigeria. He was Governor of Bayelsa State from 9 December 2005 to 28 May 2007, and was sworn in as Vice President on 29 May 2007. Jonathan is a member of the ruling People's Democratic Party (PDP). He is a lover of nifty hats, which makes him easily recognizable unless someone else in the room is wearing a neat chapeau...
on Wednesday.
The purpose of terrorism such as Boko Haram practices is to split society into "us" and "them" and then to set the two side to killing each other. The only way to stop it is to track down the men behind it, meaning the holy men, money men, and politicians in charge but walled off behind their capos and consiglieri...
Oritsejafor, whose Christian Association of Nigeria, or CAN, represents various denominations in the country's predominantly Mohammedan north, also criticised President Jonathan's government for failing to make any "high profile arrest" despite claims that it has knowledge about the perpetrators. The government's response is not commensurate, the reverend argued, with what he deemed, "a declaration of war on Christians and Nigeria."
Amid mounting criticism of the government's ability to combat Boko Haram
... not to be confused with Procol Harum, Harum Scarum, possibly to be confused with Helter Skelter. Currently wearing a false nose and moustache and answering to Jama'atu Ahlus-Sunnah Lidda'Awati Wal Jihad, or
Big Louie...
, President Jonathan called together his national security advisors for talks on stemming violence blamed on Islamists that has led to concerns of reprisals from Christians. The approaching anniversary of last year's New Year's Eve attack on a beer garden sparked fears that revelers this year could be targeted.
President Jonathan, a Christian from the south who won a re-election bid last April, has come under intense scrutiny for his government's handling of the bombings and for his ability to assuage fears that Boko Haram may be plotting additional attacks.