The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) has expressed its displeasure with the International Criminal Court (ICC) prosecutor, Karim Khan.<\/p>\n
Khan, who was in Nigeria a fortnight ago, held talks with President Muhammadu Buhari and Vice President Yemi Osinbajo at the State House in Abuja.<\/p>\n
In a statement on Friday, CAN General Secretary, Joseph Daramola said the body wrote to Khan twice in 2021 to engage him on religious violence affecting Christians.<\/p>\n
\u201cTill this day, we have not heard any response. Mr. Khan failed to make any contact with us before, during or after his visit to Abuja.<\/p>\n
\u201cTo our consternation, we found out about his visit in the media. It appears that this Prosecutor engages in political games and is unwilling to engage with victims of atrocity.\u201d<\/p>\n
The Christian leadership maintained there is a great deal of explaining to be done because Khan only met with Nigerian officials.<\/p>\n
CAN accused Khan of playing a political game, prioritizing relations with the government and not interested in standing up for those being attacked.<\/p>\n
The statement noted that for many years, the Christian community has borne the brunt of the religious violence in Africa\u2019s biggest nation.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe have, in a communication that was ignored by the Prosecutor, pointed out flaws in the approach taken by his predecessor in relation to Nigeria.\u201d<\/p>\n
CAN vowed to vigorously challenge the murder and targeting of Christians even if the ICC does not take a decisive action as expected.<\/p>\n
Noting that the search for justice and redress for \u201cpersecuted and brutalized Christians\u201d will not stop, the body said it remained willing to engage Khan and his office.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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