Group Urges FG To Investigate Plot To Crash Pastor Oritsejafor’s Aircraft

                             

Following the recent media report that 'rocks' were found inside the engine compartment of Pastor Ayo Oritsejafor’s aircraft, Move on Nigeria, a Non-Governmental Organization and Civic Action Group has called on the Federal Government to immediately commence investigation into the recent attempt on the life of the President of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), Pastor Ayo Oritsejafor.

In a statement released in Abuja and signed by its National Coordinator, Mr. Clem Aguiyi, the group bemoaned the assassination attempt on the CAN President expressing deep displeasure at the silence of the Federal Government over the matter, which it said was tantamount to criminal complicity.

Mr. Aguiyi said, “It was an ugly development and should be prioritized by the Federal Government”, warning of dire consequences should anything untoward happen to the revered man of God. Aguiyi further averred that the incident raises a question mark over the Federal Government’s ability to protect lives and properties of Nigerians insisting that the authorities of the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) should take responsibility.

Curiously, neither the Federal Government nor the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria, in whose custody the aircraft had been, has said anything one way or the other since the incident occurred.

Recall that the President of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), Pastor Ayo Oritsejafor was on board his private aircraft when his pilot detected an unusual sound from the engine compartment forcing him to make emergency landing and subjecting the aircraft to checks. Upon checks, the engineers spotted two huge bricks placed inside the engine compartment by yet to be identified persons. The incident, observers say, is clearly sabotage. The perpetrators apparently had planned for Pastor Ayo Oritsejafor’s aircraft to crash midair while he was on board.

Move on Nigeria, while expressing shock and anger over what it called the callousness of the human heart, condemned the incident and urged the Federal government to investigate the matter in order to bring perpetrators to justice.

“The Federal Government must show commitment to the provision of adequate security of lives and property of Nigerians by sincerely and properly scrutinizing the circumstances leading to the incident with a view to fishing out the culprits”. This, they said, is the only way to guarantee the safety of lives of users of Nigerian airports.

Source: AFP