CAN reacts to conviction of Christian woman after conversion from Islam in Borno

The Christian Association of Nigeria, CAN, has expressed interest implicit the reported condemnation of a Christian pistillate successful Borno, North East Nigeria.

CAN, successful a connection signed by Archbishop Daniel Okoh, expressed interest implicit the reported condemnation and imprisonment of a Christian woman, identified arsenic Lami Samuel Dawa.

The Association said it is peculiarly acrophobic by reports that the lawsuit arose from circumstances involving the conversion of an big pistillate to Christianity, though the precise facts and ineligible ground of the condemnation are inactive being verified.

CAN said an entreaty has been filed, adding it is committed to allowing the judicial process to tally its course.

Nevertheless, the apex Christian assemblage said that the lawsuit raises important questions astir the extortion of spiritual state and the cardinal rights guaranteed nether the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.

CAN said it believes that each idiosyncratic has the close to freely choose, alteration oregon practise their religion oregon content without coercion, intimidation oregon unlawful puni...