The Evangelical Church Winning All (ECWA) has called on the federal government to end the incessant attacks, killings, kidnappings, and other security challenges across the country.
Job Ayuba, the president of ECWA, made the call in a statement on Thursday in Jos, the Plateau State capital.
Mr Ayuba, who decried the spate of attacks and kidnapping of ECWA members, advised the federal government and the security agencies to strengthen intelligence gathering and early warning response.
“Governments should strengthen intelligence gathering and early-warning systems and ensure swift, effective responses to threats. particularly in vulnerable rural communities.
“Government should also prosecute perpetrators and their sponsors swiftly and transparently and provide adequate protection for places of worship and other soft targets,” he said.
The president, particularly, decried the attacks and abduction of worshippers on Sunday, January 18, in the Kurmin Wali community, Kajuru Local Government Area of Kaduna State.
“ECWA is deeply concerned over the worsening and pervasive insecurity in Nigeria; we particularly condemn the persistent and targeted attacks against Christian communities, clergy, and the general populace.
“ECWA has suffered grievously from this national crisis; our pastors, church workers, and members across multiple states have endured violent attacks, kidnappings, displacement, and loss of life.
“We remind all tiers of government of their divine and constitutional mandate to protect the citizens; as Romans 13:4 states, governing authorities are ‘God’s servants for your good,’” Mr Ayuba stated.
Mr Ayuba, who commended the security agencies for deploying personnel to Kajuru, however, called for proactive, sustained, intelligence-driven, and preventive operations.
(NAN)