The President of the Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria (PFN), Bishop Francis Wale Oke, has said the body would no longer remain silent while Christians are “targeted, killed, raped, and displaced” across the country.
Speaking shortly after at an emergency executive meeting of the Fellowship held on Thursday at its national headquarters in Lagos, Oke insisted that there’s an ongoing “Christian genocide” in the country, accusing the government of indifference and complicity in the face of persistent attacks on Christian communities.
“Let us call a spade a spade. There is Christian genocide ongoing in Nigeria,” Bishop Oke declared. “Even while we speak, killings are still taking place in Borno, Plateau, and Benue States. When Christians were massacred in Dogon Noma in Plateau State, what do we call that? When Christmas Day turned into a bloody day in Benue, with hundreds massacred, what name should we give it?”
He noted that the PFN had consistently drawn attention to the killings and abductions but lamented that the government had failed to act decisively to end them. Oke added that the church’s warnings had been ignored for over 15 years, only gaining renewed attention after the U.S. President, Donald Trump, publicly spoke about the issue.
“We have been crying for years, presenting data and evidence, but our cries were not taken seriously. Now that Donald Trump has spoken, we are joining our voices with his to appeal to the international community to help stop this evil. The blood of the saints is crying out,” he said.
The PFN President likened the situation in Nigeria to apartheid-era South Africa, warning that denial or silence could push the country into deeper chaos. “If South Africa had not acknowledged apartheid, it would still be in bondage today. Nigeria must confront the truth – these are Christian-targeted killings, kidnappings, and the forceful takeover of ancestral lands,” he said.
“Whatever needs to be done should be done to stop the killings. The life of every Nigerian is precious, and the targeted attacks against the church should stop. If the President (Bola Tinubu) wants to ask for counter-terrorism training, or wherever they know that America has expertise, let them ask for it.
“For us, we do not want an American invasion of Nigeria. We want Donald Trump to work with our President and to hold our President accountable to stop the targeted killing and kidnapping of our members. That is what we want.”
“We want every Nigerian, whether Muslims or Christians, to be able to live freely, work freely, and practice their religion freely anywhere in Nigeria.”
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