Christians protest peacefully in Ondo over insecurity, incessant killing

By Adereremi Bamgbose

Christians in Okitipupa Local Government Area of Ondo State in a peaceful protest on Sunday protested against security breaches and incessant killings in the country.

The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) had last week directeda three-day prayers for all iChristians against insecurity, incessant killings and shedding of bloods, especially, Christains in the country.

The Christians in their large number at the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), Holiness Cathedral, Ondo Province 5 sang solidarity songs.

They also carried placards with different inscriptions: “We say No to Terrorism, “Stop the Killings of Christians”, “Every souls matters to God”, “Share no more blood, it cries to God”, God hurts when His creatures hurts”, and “All souls are precious to God”.

They urged President Muhammadu Buhari to rise up to the security breaches, describing him as the President of all Nigerians.

They said that Nigeria was not a secular state of one religion but belong to Christians, Muslims and to all the indigenes residing in the country.

They also said that that blood-letting was much, demanding that the killing of Christians should stop.

Pastor Johnson Umoren, the Provincial Pastor, RCCG, Province 5, said that the protest was aimed at passing a message to the leadership of the country that Christians could no longer bear the incessant killings.

He said that the country belong to all who reside in it, adding that Nigerians should live in peace.

“The killings are getting too much especially killing of the Christians in the Northern part of the country.

“We say no to shedding of innocent blood, this protest is to send a message to President Buhari and the international community that the blood shedding must stop,” he said.

One of the protesters who represented the women, Mrs Flora Amehim also said that the killing and raping of women should stop.

“This country belongs to all of us and we must live together in love and unity, we can no longer tolerate the killing and raping of women, this must stop now,” she said.

Mr Dayo Oyekan, a youth leader also said that the youths are tired of being wiped out by the terrorists through incessant killing.

“We are been pushed to the wall gradually with all these killings, we want this killing to stop so that the government do not invoke the wrath of the youths,” he said.

(NAN)