Following the continuous maiming of Christians in the North, the Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria has said there is no monopoly of power for any specific religion.
The church called for restraints because without it the country will be in complete mayhem. Speaking about the recent killings during a press conference, National President of Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria, Dr. Felix Omobude.
Urges the security agencies to live up to their responsibility because communities might have no other choice other than to defend themselves against aggression and when this happens, it will be difficult to control.
He condemned the recent killings in Kaduna state, adding that the responses to the attacks have not been adequate and effective.
“There is no law in our faith or even in the constitution that forbids you from defending yourself if you have the capability. We can’t watch and allow this to continue. We have seen communities that form civilian joint task force to defend themselves.
“We have called on authorities in this country to defend citizens whether they are Muslims or Christians. Government must, at all levels, stand impartial so that they are not seen as defending one religion against another, “he said
“Our faith does not necessarily allow us to do things that way. This nation will be in chaos if we all don’t exercise restraint. If we do that, we also expose our people to insecurity. Let no one count Christians as weak; nobody has monopoly of violence. We have only restrained our people. Those who use religion to fan the embers of disunity should know that it is an ill-wind that will blow no one good. The security agencies need to do their job,” He added.
