About 45 bishops of the Church of Nigeria, Anglican Communion, on Wednesday, converged on Abuja where they took stock of the damage done by Boko Haram sect on religious institutions in the northern part of the country.
The meeting, which was chaired by the Primate, Most Reverend Nicholas Okoh, was held at St Andrew's Church, Kubwa.
At the meeting, the bishops lamented that threats to security in the north east zone were yet to die down and urged President Muhammadu Buhari to do more in the area of improving security in the zone and as a way of ensuring that worshippers attend places of worship without fear.
Speaking on the outcome of the meeting, Okoh disclosed that the meeting was called for the church to take stock of the number of places of worship that were destroyed, lives lost, internally-displaced persons recorded as well as interventions that were required.
He disclosed that many residents of the troubles area were yet to return home as threats to security were yet to abate, including in Jos, Plateau State, where he said there were still reported cases of killings.
According to him, as many people were yet to freely go to church in the affected areas and there was the need for the Federal Government to do more to restore the confidence reposed in the current national leadership.
Observing that the current security situation did not speak well of the country, the Primate urged for unity in defeating the insurgency.
He defended President Buhari on the allegation that his government was slow and insisted that three months were insufficient to judge a government.
Okoh argued that it was better for the president to take his time to refocus the country and achieve desired result than doing it otherwise.
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