The federal government has been urged to release the report of its investigation into the collapse of the six-storey building belonging to the Synagogue Church Of All Nations (SCOAN), an incident that led to the lose of 116 lives.

A statement by the Nigerian Human Rights Community (NHRC), a coalition of 135 civil right groups, stated that the failure of the government to release the report suggests a string of cover-ups which strengthens the growing public perception that the collapse of the building was as a result of a bomb attack by yet to be identified people.

“The federal government and the police owe Nigerians and the world the urgent need to get to the root of the matter. Many Nigerians now think that the building may have been brought down through bomb attack. It is imperative to allay the fears of thepublic”, the statement signed by the NHRC Executive Secretary, Mrs. Feyisike Adeoye and the Vice-Chairman, Northern Zone, Mallam Yaya Abdulkadir, stated. The group said the attack undermines the freedom of worship as entrenched in the Nigerian constitution.

According to them, despite the revelation that a strange plane hovered around the building, there has not been any statement by the Federal Civil Aviation Authority (FCAA) to clarify the mission of the plane.

The NHRC said for a long time, the SCOAN have warned of plans to bomb the church but that security operatives have failed to heed the warnings until it became late.

The group stated: “We are worried about what appears like a calculated attempt to cover up the root cause of the incident. It is unfortunate that most reports focus on an attempt to demonise the church instead of craving to unravel the issues surrounding the mystery plane especially in the context of emerging facts that the building may have been brought down by a new technological devise as part of the grand campaign by some religious fanatics.

”According to the NHRC, the SCOAN led by Pastor TB Joshua remains one of the few reference points to Nigeria’s glory, in spite of the diminishing images of the country in almost all spheres.“The SCOAN has become an institution that promotes the good image of Nigeria. It is one of the few attractions of foreigners to Nigeria. “ We express grave concern that this attack might have been orchestrated to bring down the image of the country and further portray the country as unsafe for investors and potential visitors to the church which draws millions of people yearly to Nigeria.”

Source: godwin ikechukwu


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