The Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria (PFN), has encouraged Christians in the country, to engage in self-defence against Fulani herdsmen, as “there is a time to carry swords”.
Lagos PFN chairman, Bishop Sola Ore, stated this at a media conference organized by the body in Lagos last week.
Ore said that Fulani herdsmen have cause more havoc than Boko Haram insurgents in Nigeria and called on President Muhammadu Buhari, to put a check on their nefarious activities across the country.
“There are obvious signs a group worse than Boko Haram is here with us in the name of Fulani herdsmen,” Ore said.
“We are left with no alternative than to conclude that there is something in the offing that is not clear to many Nigerians.”
Ore also lamented that no single herdsman has been arrested or prosecuted over the Southern Kaduna killings.
He asked: “Who has been prosecuted for the killings? Who has been sent to jail? Is this government saying it does not know the masterminds of the dastardly acts?”
The PFN chairman also insisted that that no one can Islamize Nigeria, while bemoaning the way Christians have been treated under Buhari’s government.
“Nigerian Christians have suffered too much. We have been killed. We have been brutalised. We have been denied our basic rights,” he added.
“Many of our churches in the north have had to close down due to insurgency but even before the security challenges, many northern states denied our right to land ownership when it comes to church building.
“We believe Nigeria is a multi-religious state and people should be allowed to worship God the way they want. The continuous repression of a particular faith will not augur well for us as a nation,” Ore stated.
Ore also spoke in favour of self-defence, saying no Christian should allow herdsmen to kill them.
“If a thief comes to my house and wants to kill me, I would kill him before he gets to me,” he stated.
“There is a time to carry swords. I will kill you before you kill me and that does not stop me from being a Christian. In fact after that, I will be more Christian.”
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