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Rev John Joseph Hayab, Chairman\u00a0 of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) in Kaduna State, has said that the attention of CAN Kaduna State has been drawn to newspapers stories making rounds that Governor, Mallam Nasir Elrufai, threatens to deploy foreign mercenaries should the federal government fails to combat bandits, and end terrorism.<\/p>\n
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According to him,\u201d while CAN agrees that terrorists have had a field day, CAN reckon that if any other Nigerian had made or muted such an idea in public space, such would have been accused or arrested by the government for undermining the security agencies and the Commander in Chief of the Armed Forces.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cAccordingly, CAN doubts if any section of the Nigerian Constitution allows any office holder, apart from the C in C, to invite a foreign combatant into the country. Moreover, it was a similar strategy that Elrufai employed years back when he claimed to have compensated some herdsmen, which led to the escalation of the security situation, particularly in Kaduna state.<\/p><\/div>\n

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“For CAN, the approach to give gunmen money so that they would stop attacking the populace has backfired and Kaduna state is paying dearly for such a miscalculation at present.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Federal Government should, therefore, call El-Rufai to order before his excesses lead Nigeria to a bigger problem especially since the general elections are around the corner.<\/p><\/div>\n

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\u201cCAN acknowledge that what Nigeria needs currently is a sincerity of purpose from all stakeholders and the citizenry towards finding lasting solutions, not subjective statements that could further heighten the presence of bandits in Nigeria.<\/p>\n

\u201cCAN will continue to pray and urge citizens to be on the watch against any erroneous direction that could do this country no good but harm”, Hayab said.<\/p><\/div>\n

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Pointblanknews.com reports that Governor, Nasir El-Rufai told a Hausa Radio journalist in Abuja that he would hire foreign machineries to fight terrorism if the federal government failed to do its job.<\/div>\n
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Speaking in an interview after he had met with the President over the train attack in which many passengers were kidnapped by terrorists, the Governor said that \u201cup till now, the security has not gone to kill them? Where are our soldiers? Why have they not done it? That is why I have come to see Mr President.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cAnd also I have said that if these actions are not taken, it becomes a must for us as governors to take measures to protect our citizens, even if it means we will import mercenaries from outside the country to do it. If our soldiers fail, I swear to God, we will do that. This issue has gotten to an alarming state,\u201d he said.<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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