NGO seeks prosecution of Reigners’ Bible Church management

Etim Ekpimah, Uyo

The Civil Society Network Against Corruption, has called on the Inspector General of Police, Mr. Ibrahim Idris, to prosecute the management of Reigners’ Bible Church, Uyo, Akwa Ibom State over the collapsed church building which killed scores of Nigerians on December 10, 2016.

A petition endorsed by the group’s national chairman, Mr. Olanrewaju Suraju, and made available to journalists on Sunday, averred that it was petitioning the IGP based on the instruction it received from the office of the Director of Public Prosecutions of the Federation on the issue.

“We write to you on the above subject matter on the direction of the office of the Director of Public Prosecutions of the Federation.

“Sometime, on the 16th January, 2017 we wrote a petition to the Ministry of Justice and Office of the Director of Public Prosecution with respect to the above subject following the flagrant display of nonchalance, high handedness, impunity and negligence by the management of the Reigners’ Bible Church leading to the death of more than 25 innocent Nigerians during the collapse of the church’s building on 10th December, 2016.

“We believe in the sanctity of human lives and view any infraction of same as worthy of questioning and due investigation by appropriate government authorities.

“It is on this basis that we hereby formally report the said incidence to your esteemed office and thereby request a proper investigation of same to enable all relevant authorities take further actions,” the petition read.