Catholic Archbishop urges Muslims to pray for quick end to insurgency



Most Rev. Alfred Adewale Martins
The Catholic Archbishop of Lagos, the Most
Rev. Alfred Adewale Martins, has urged
Muslims to use the Eid-el-Kabir period to pray
for quick and lasting end of insurgency in
Nigeria.
Martins made the appeal in his Eid el-Kabir
message in Lagos on Thursday, saying there
was a need for Muslims and all Nigerians to
use the period to seek for God’s mercy on the
country.
He also urged Muslims to emulate the
exemplary life of Prophet Ibrahim (Abraham)
who was willing to sacrifice his only son in
obedience to divine ordinance.
Martins commended President Muhammadu
Buhari for giving the military three months to
end insurgency but urged Nigerians not relent
in their prayers as all human efforts without
prayers were futile.
He advised the president to be cautious while
negotiating with members of the Boko Haram
sect.
“We are in support of the president exhausting
all possible and realistic means of bringing
back our girls and ensuring lasting peace in
the Northeast.
“We urge him to be cautious of the far
reaching implications of every such move in
view of the sensitive nature of the matter at
hand,” Martins said.