Introduction: The
age-long reverence for places of worship and
religious leaders is increasingly eroding around the world. The unprecedented security
threats to places of worship are diverse and alarming. They include: terrorist
attacks, kidnapping of religious leaders and congregants, theft of relics and
offerings, arson active shooter incidents, amongst others. An active shooter is an individual actively engaged in killing
or attempting to kill people in a populated area. Victims are selected at random.
Event is unpredictable and evolves quickly. I will cite some incidents
to buttress the fact that places of worship, religious leaders are no longer venerated
nor spared by men of the underworld.
