GENOCIDE: PFN Calls for Arrest, Prosecution Of Fulani Herdsmen

PENTECOSTAL Fellowship of Nigeria (PFN) in Cross River State has called on the Inspector General of Police, Mr. Solomon Arase to immediately arrest and prosecute all the Fulani herdsmen who have been terrorizing some locations in the country with lethal weapons contrary to the laws of the land stating that sweeping the heinous crimes under the carpet will not be in the interest of the nation. 

A communiqué signed by the Chairman and Secretary of the association, Rev. Lawrence Ekwok and Apostle Frank Umo respectively issued on Tuesday, the association lamented in strong terms  the incessant attacks and killing of people in the middle belt and southern parts of Nigeria by the Fulani herdsmen.

“We call on the Federal Government to as a matter of urgency ensure the arrest and immediate prosecution of the perpetrators of these heinous crimes. PFN in Cross River calls on the various legislatures to enact legislations against free movement of destructive animals such as cows in their states.

“The Cross River House of Assembly should enact a bill prohibiting any portion of the Cross River State land to be forcefully taken or otherwise for the purpose of grazing cattle as it will attract negative consequences on the economy and lives of Cross Riverians.

“PFN Cross River State calls on all members of the National Assembly in the state to resist the National Grazing Reserve Bill in view of its negative economic consequences on the indigenes of the state, and on our already fragile pressure on our land. We strongly condemn and opposes the proposed Executive Bill by Governor El-Rufai of Kaduna State designed to restrict all forms of preaching in the state. Such a Religious Regulation Bill is contrary to the provisions of Section 38 of the 1999 Constitution.

“PFN Cross River State condemns in very strong terms the new trend of Muslims abducting Christian girls and forcing them into marriage and conversion into Islam. We reject plans by the Federal Government of Nigeria to fund the 2016 budget deficit from an “Islamic Compliant” loan.

“PFN Cross River State condemns the decision of the Kano State governor to use Sunday for sanitation in the state. This is a deliberate poly to hinder Sunday worship by Christians in the state. We oppose the alteration of the school curriculum of Nigerian schools with the intention to exclude the teaching of Christian Religious Knowledge in schools. 

“It is our hope and prayer that all stakeholders of our country will work for the common good, well-being and continued unity of Nigeria”, the association stated.