The Evangelical Church Winning All (ECWA) has issued a stinging indictment of the nation’s security situation following a fresh wave of carnage across Plateau and Kaduna States, coupled with a daring mass abduction in Kwara State.
The ECWA President, Rev. Dr Job Bagat Mallam, who spoke on Thursday, detailed a series of violent incursions that have left communities shattered and dozens of families in mourning.
The President highlighted the barbaric nature of the recent killings in the Angwan Rukuba community of Jos North, and a horrific assault on wedding guests in Kahir village, Kaduna State.
These attacks, which targeted defenceless civilians during moments of communal celebration and daily life, represent what the cleric described as a “grievous assault on shared humanity.”
The violence has not been limited to the North, as Rev. Mallam raised the alarm over the late March abduction of ten individuals in Ora-Ago, Kwara State.
While three victims have managed to regain their freedom, seven remain in the clutches of kidnappers who are currently demanding exorbitant ransoms from their traumatised families.
While acknowledging the prompt responses of Governors Uba Sani of Kaduna and Caleb Manasseh Mutfwang of Plateau, the ECWA leadership maintained that the current measures are insufficient to stem the tide of bloodshed.
The church is demanding an immediate and “intelligence-driven overhaul” of the national security framework, insisting that the government must treat the escalating cycle of killings and kidnappings as a full-scale national emergency.
Rev. Mallam emphasised that the time for mere rhetoric has passed, calling for the deployment of advanced surveillance systems in vulnerable rural areas and a shift toward community-based policing that fosters genuine local trust.
He further insisted on the swift and transparent prosecution of perpetrators to end the culture of impunity, alongside a robust compensation plan for the thousands of displaced persons and victims’ families now living in destitution.
Beyond government intervention, the cleric challenged Nigerians to reject the “instruments of hatred” and communal division that fuel such instability.
However, citing the church’s mandate to seek justice for the oppressed, he urged citizens to remain vigilant and prioritize dialogue over discord.
As the church held fast to its spiritual convictions for the healing of the land, the ECWA President made it clear that the safety of the Nigerian people is a non-negotiable debt the state owes its citizens, demanding that security agencies intensify coordinated rescue operations to dismantle kidnapping networks once and for all.
