{"id":34535,"date":"2014-12-29T21:40:27","date_gmt":"2014-12-29T20:40:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=34535"},"modified":"2014-12-29T21:40:27","modified_gmt":"2014-12-29T20:40:27","slug":"mark-wants-nigerians-unite-boko-haram","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/news\/mark-wants-nigerians-unite-boko-haram\/","title":{"rendered":"Again Mark wants Nigerians to unite against Boko Haram"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Senate President Senator David Mark has again urged Nigerians to unite against the Boko Haram and terrorists as the enemy of the people.<\/p>\n<p>Senator Mark noted that the activities of Boko Haram clearly shows that they do not represent anything good or religious inclination but purely extremist pursuing anti-people agenda.<\/p>\n<p>Addressing the congregation at St. Monica&#8217;s Catholic church, Otada near Otukpo, Benue State to mark the last Sunday of 2014, Senator Mark pleaded with the perpetrators of violence and killings to give peace a chance.<\/p>\n<p>He said what Nigerians earnestly desire now is peace, love and unity to heal the wounds inflicted on them by insurgents and Boko Haram adherents.<\/p>\n<p>The Senate president also implored all Nigerians to resort to prayers against forces of evil stressing &#8221; we must not allow the devil doers to succeed . With prayers God will put them to shame&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>Senator Mark noted that the issue of security is not a matter for politics but an issue that demands our cooperation and action to tackle.<\/p>\n<p>In his sermon, Parish; Rev.Fr. Kenneth Ode urged all Nigerians irrespective of faith to resort to prayer as the potential weapon to end insurgency and terrorism racaging the land.<br \/>\nSigned:<br \/>\nPaul Mumeh, Chief Press Secretary to the President of the Senate .<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Related Posts generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; Senate President Senator David Mark has again urged Nigerians to unite against the Boko Haram and terrorists as the enemy of the people. 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