Archbishop Samuel Kleda of Douala says Boko Haram is a political issue

Chi Prudence Asong

Samuel Kleda, Archbishop of Douala has said the conflict generated by the Islamic group Boko Haram in the Far North Region of Cameroon will not culminate to religious tensions in the country. The Roman Catholic Archbishop made the remarks on Wednesday, December 25, 2014 during an interview with Christopher Boisbouvier, presenter of the program "Guest Africa" on Radio France Internationale (RFI).  Said Archbishop Kleda "For religious tension, it will be difficult because those who enter in northern Cameroon kill Muslims and Christians, which means that they are people who want to take power. This is a political issue. "

Archbishop Samuel Kleda however did acknowledge that for some time, the situation has been difficult for Catholics operating in the Far North Region of the country, because of the repeated abductions of priests and missionaries. “One thinks especially of two Italian priests, the French priest and Canadian religious kidnapped between 2013 and 2014. Obviously the situation has become very difficult, many missionaries are forced to leave their missions but there are still some who remain in their parishes where they work in large cities, "lamented the Archbishop of Douala.