Davis Mac-Iyalla Director of Changing Attitude Nigeria receives death threat
Thursday, 11 January 2007
by Colin Coward

Davis Mac-Iyalla, Director of Changing Attitude Nigeria, received a hand-written letter delivered on 9 January 2006 to the location where he is resident. The letter concludes with the threat to bathe Davis Mac-Iyalla with acid unless he repents and is a final warning. Mr Mac-Iyalla has already received four email threats, apparently from the same source. The full text of the letter is printed below.

The letter was delivered during the night and found on Wednesday morning. The letter notes that Mr Mac-Iyalla has not paid heed to the numerous warnings and threats already issued. The writer or writers have decided it is time to carry on with their action to redeem the image of African Christian and moral values because Mr Mac-Iyalla’s very existence poses great danger to the youth of the Nigerian Church. His total repentance and confession is demanded.

An email received before Christmas warned Mr Mac_Iyalla the he would be used as a scapegoat to deter and teach others a bitter lesson unless they separate themselves from such evil people.

The letter is anonymous, but ends with the title ‘Save Africa against same sex relationship’. The emails were identified as coming from Femi Afolabi, save_ng_souls@yahoo.ca.

There is no evidence that the Church of Nigeria (Anglican Communion) is directly involved in the threats to Mr Mac-Iyalla’s life. However, whoever the individual or individuals are, they have the resources to investigate the location of Mr Mac-Iyalla (which has never been made public) and have travelled to deliver the letter and by implication, to be physically present and able to carry out their threat. They see themselves as emissaries expressing the views of the Church and carrying out action appropriate to a gay member of the Anglican Church of Nigeria. the rest

Found at Thinking Anglicans