Ogun monarch tells CAN to install CCTV in churches

The Eselu of Iselu has advised CAN to install CCTV in churches following the attack on St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church, Owo.

Oba Akintunde Akinyemi wrote an open letter to the President of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), Reverend Supo Ayokunle on Tuesday, June 7.

Part of the letter reads…

“CAN President, it is important to note that the Owo tragedy is capable of putting an unprecedented fear into the minds of the children of God and this alone can make them to desist from going to worship centres to pray to God.

To me, we must not allow things to degenerate to that level where Christians will desist from congregating to worship God.

Your Eminence, it is, therefore, my sincere opinion that for the children of God to be courageous and feel safe, the Christian Association of Nigeria under your able leadership should put the safety of the children of God at the front burner.

The Bible, in the book of Matthew 26:41, says ‘Watch and pray ….’ It is good to pray fervently, but the scripture also asks us to be watchful.

In short, my admonition to the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) is that, as a matter of urgency, they should facilitate the deployment of some closed-circuit televisions (CCTV) to every church in the country so as to constantly monitor the movement into and out of worship centres.

The video footage from the closed-circuit televisions (CCTV) will continually assist the church authorities to raise alarm to security agents when the need arises.

The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) should also mandate all churches in the country to purchase and use security gadgets for their protection.

It is my belief that once this technology and other security gadgets are deployed in all churches across the country, the children of God will boldly and regularly congregate to worship the Almighty God.”