The Chairman of the Southern Kaduna Christian Leaders Association, Apostle Dr. Emmanuel Kure, was reported to have described the recent designation of Nigeria as a “Country of Concern” by U.S. President Donald J. Trump as a welcome development and “a long-overdue call to conscience.”
According to The Punch, Apostle Kure said that Trump’s action had successfully drawn global attention to what he described as “the plight of Christians in Northern Nigeria.”
He was said to have lamented that successive Nigerian governments had consistently failed to address the years of systematic marginalisation and persecution suffered by Christians in the region.
Kure reportedly noted that this neglect had allowed violent attacks, forced displacements, and other forms of oppression to persist unchecked, while the international community had remained largely indifferent until now.
The Chairman of the Southern Kaduna Christian Leaders Association, Apostle Dr. Emmanuel Kure, alleged that in several northern institutions, including Bayero University and Sokoto University, Christians were denied permission to build churches while mosques were allowed in large numbers, a situation he said encouraged religious intolerance and inequality.
He added that the sponsorship and protection of jihadists, forced marriages that broke up Christian homes, and the denial of equal opportunities formed part of a sustained pattern of persecution.
Kure, who once served as the National Secretary of the Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria, therefore called on the Federal Government to set up a credible and independent panel of inquiry composed of courageous Nigerians to investigate allegations of targeted killings and discrimination in Benue, Plateau, and Southern Kaduna.
He explained that recent attacks in Benue and Plateau, where there was no indication of theft or other criminal motives, showed a deliberate “scorched-earth campaign” against Christian communities.
He also criticized what he described as the government’s half-hearted response to insecurity in Borno and other parts of the North, saying that the persistent killing of pastors and the neglect of dangerous roads in Southern Kaduna demonstrated the authorities’ inaction.
While commending the Kaduna State Government for taking early steps toward reform and peaceful coexistence, he urged the administration to strengthen its commitment to fairness and justice. View, More,
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