He was speaking at the National Executive Council (NEC) meeting of CAN held in Abuja and said: "territories that have fallen under the control of Boko Haram are predominantly populated by Christians, a sign that Christians are no longer safe in those parts of the country.
Oritsejafor went on and said that it is unacceptable to the christian community that Boko Haram is waging a religious war against Christians.
Oritsejafor said, "What is happening there is unacceptable to us. Christians are the main victims. We are not saying that other people are not affected. But Christians are the ones affected more. All the places where Boko Haram has foisted their flags are dominated by Christians.
"They have taken over Mubi in Adamawa state which is dominated by Christians. Somebody will now tell me this is not religion. Who is fooling who? Nigerians should accept that we have a problem."
Pastor Oritsejafor also asked fellow country men to pray for the country and an end to the killings as he declared he wont criticize the military who are engaged in war with the sect.
He said, "All well meaning Nigerians must pray and continue to pray. We must pray. I will not join those condemning our security agencies. They are Nigerians. Women are losing their husbands and children are losing their fathers. I want to challenge the military. They can do better. They must continue to fish out those sabotaging their efforts. Those people should be expelled. They are in all the security agencies.
"No matter the intention you have, if you have people working against you, you will not succeed. There are too many people in the system working against the system. Why should these kind of things be happening? Innocent people are being killed. It is too much. Enough is enough!
Oritsejafor explained that he believes that bullets and guns won't defeat Boko Haram because they are an ideology and ideologies can't be defeated with arms but with a superior ideology.
He also urged Muslim scholars, clerics and political leaders to join hands and help stop the menace of the sect.
He said: "I want to make an appeal to our Muslim clerics and Muslim political leaders to come together and see how they can help us solve this problem. They have the solution. There are some muslim scholars Boko Haram members respect. To a large extent, that is the only way out.
"As members of CAN, we are ready to meet with them. I believe in progressive dialogue. This is my strong appeal. I want to appeal to those at the grass root. This connects to the leaders. The leaders should talk to those at the grass roots. They should give reliable intelligence to our security agents. Please, do not harbour these people. They are not fighting for you. Expose them.
"I know we have some members of the press here. I hope they will pass the message. We want a better Nigeria, where everyone is equal and respects the constitution. In fact, we want one constitution where everyone will follow. Those saying Boko Haram is not religious are deceiving themselves.
"We want a Nigeria where everyone is safe. We want a Nigerian where a man is not judged by his religion. That is the Nigeria we all want. If we want one united Nigeria, we must all pay the price for it."
Pastor Ayo Oritsejafor has been involved in a scandal recently as his private jet was alleged to be used for the acquirement of arms by unknown men.
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