Heavily armed gunmen said to be members of
the dreaded Boko Haram sect, on Tuesday
evening shot dead the a leader of the Christian
Association of Nigeria, CAN, in Borno State.
Faye Pama Musa, CAN Secretary in Borno, was
killed inside his Maiduguri residence less than an
hour after President Goodluck Jonathan declared
a State of Emergency in Borno, Yobe and
Adamawa States.

The National President of CAN, Ayo Oritsejafor,
confirmed the cleric’s killing...
Kenny Asaka, the spokesperson to Mr. Oritsejafor,
in a brief statement described the killing as
“sad.”

Jonathan had before the incident slammed a
state of emergency on Borno, Yobe and
Adamawa, saying it had become necessary for
the Government to take extraordinary measures
to restore normalcy.
“After wide consultations, and in exercise of the
powers conferred on me by the provisions of
Section 305, sub-section 1 of the Constitution of
the Federal Republic of Nigeria 1999 as
amended, I hereby declare a State of emergency
in Borno, Yobe and Adamawa states,” Jonathan
said.
Jonathan said his government is on top of the
situation and will restore peace soon.