Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria (PFN) in Lagos state on Monday staged a protest over the rising wave of insecurity and killings across the country.
The protest was led by Yemi Davids alongside Emmanuel Iren.
Reading the address of Wale Oke, Davids said Nigerians have lost the value and sanctity of human life because of worsening insecurity.
“The level of banditry, kidnapping, violence, insecurity and savage killings across the Nigerian landscape has risen to an intolerable high,” he said.
Davids said every Nigerian should cry out to God for divine intervention while also demanding immediate action from the government.
The PFN chairman referenced several insecurity incidents across the country, including the abduction of the Chibok schoolgirls and Leah Sharibu.
“Several Chibok girls are still languishing in captivity,” he said.
“Leah Sharibu is still shackled by religious kidnappers because she refused to renounce her Christian faith.”
He also referenced the killing of Deborah Samuel in Sokoto.
“Student Deborah Samuel was burnt to death in Sokoto by a murderous mob and nothing happened to her killers,” he said.
Davids said states such as Taraba, Plateau, Benue and southern Kaduna have become “daily killing fields”.
He added that Edo, Kogi and Ondo states have also witnessed violent attacks.
THE CHURCH WILL PRAY AND SPEAK OUT
According to him, the PFN national executive council resolved to continue praying and speaking against insecurity in the country.
“We resolved as a Pentecostal community spread across every state of Nigeria to stand together in spiritual warfare,” he said.
“We also resolved to speak out against this evil.”
The PFN called on the federal government to fulfil its constitutional responsibility of protecting lives and property.
“We call on the federal government to fulfil its constitutional and moral duty of protecting every citizen of Nigeria irrespective of tribe or religion,” Davids said.
“This is the first responsibility of government.”
