Riots in the North not because of election results - Anglican Primate

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THE Primate of the Church of Nigeria (Anglican Communion), the Most Rev. Nicholas Okoh, has contended that the recent riots in the North might not be as a result of the outcome of the recent presidential election.

In his Easter message on Sunday, the archbishop said it looked more like the riots were planned to take place regardless of the outcome of the election.

In his Easter message, the head of the Anglican Communion called on President Goodluck Jonathan to, therefore, investigate the riots properly and punish those who are found to have had a hand in it.

“I wish to say clearly that the recent killings, looting, burning, harassment of Nigerians in the North have no bearing with the largely peaceful, transparent and credible elections just conducted. It seems that the crisis had been planned to take place irrespective of the credibility and integrity of the elections and their results.

“I call on government not to gloss over the crisis, but to establish the root cause, the instigators, perpetrators and active participants and their motives and intensions, with a view to bringing justice upon them.

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