…Urges Tinubu to halt killings
The Overseer of Living Word Conquerors Global Assembly, David Abioye, has sounded a grave alarm over Nigeria’s worsening security crisis, warning that the country is rapidly sliding into lawlessness and calling on President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s administration to take immediate and decisive steps to reverse the trend.
Speaking during a Special Easter Celebration Service in Abuja, Abioye painted a harrowing picture of a nation where human life is losing its value, pointing specifically to the relentless wave of killings across Plateau, Nasarawa, Benue, and Taraba states as evidence of a dangerous normalisation of mass violence.
The cleric expressed particular anguish over recent attacks in Plateau and Nasarawa that have displaced hundreds of residents, forcing families — including children and the elderly — to flee their communities on motorcycles in scenes he described as deeply distressing.
“In a situation where about 30 people are killed just like that, including a pregnant woman, it shows that human life is losing its value. Our dear government, please take responsibility. The citizens have nowhere else to turn”, Abioye said.
The former vice-president of Living Faith Church Worldwide warned that the crisis, if left unaddressed, would eventually consume everyone — including those currently insulated by their positions of power. He urged those in authority to move beyond titles and demonstrate genuine commitment to the protection of Nigerian lives. “Leadership is not a title, it is a duty. Those in authority must rise and act now”, he declared.
Abioye’s Easter address adds his voice to a growing chorus of religious leaders, civil society figures, and ordinary Nigerians demanding urgent government intervention as the death toll from attacks in the country’s Middle-Belt region continues to mount.
