Christian Monarchs, Others Gather in Abuja, Seek Divine Intervention against Killings in the North

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Several northern Christian groups, including Christian Traditional and Religious leaders, recently gathered in Abuja to seek divine intervention for the current insecurity in the country.

Addressing stakeholders at the meeting, Pastor Paul Enenche of the Dunamis International Gospel Center, disclosed that the Stakeholders from the North Central and North East decided to come together to pray and speak with one voice towards finding lasting solutions to the insecurity ravaging the region.

The cleric added that the situation has made farmlands inaccessible to farmers, thereby exacerbating poverty in the regions.

Pastor Enenche advised the people not to allow the present situation to affect their Love for the country.

He urged Christian traditional and religious leaders to remain united, stating that the situation would soon be a thing of the past.

Speaking on the theme of the gathering, “The blood of the Martyrs: Seed of the Church,” Program Coordinator, Engr. Mark Lipdo assured that Christians would continue to promote religious harmony and peaceful coexistence.

He tasked the government to take bold steps to expose those sponsoring banditry and other vices that threaten the country’s corporate existence.

According to him, the situation is affecting socio-economic activities and making lives unbearable.

The Convener of the event and the former Governor of Plateau State, Senator Jonah Jang, said the current security situation has rendered many homeless and increased the number of Internally Displaced Persons in the region.

The former Plateau governor said terrorists are operating freely, and sponsors walk freely with no concrete efforts to arrest and prosecute.

According to him, peace will not return to the region until the government addresses injustice.

Senator Jang, who was represented by Sen. Simon Mwadkon, the former governor, called on the government to halt the killings and assist those affected by the insurgency.

Senator Jonah Jang argued that perpetrators must be arrested and prosecuted to check the excesses of sponsors.

Pastor Gideon Darwell, who was among other leaders who addressed the stakeholders, narrated how his wife and five children were murdered on Christmas Eve of 2023 in Plateau State.

The stakeholders appealed to all Nigerians, irrespective of their political and ethnic affiliations, to remain united in the fight against insecurity in the country.

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