By: John Bassey, Gusau.

The Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria PFN, Zamfara state chapter under the leadership of Pastor Paul Ochekpo has conducted a three day prayer Congress seeking for peace and advocating sincere Government intervention against insecurity in Zamfara state.

The prayer Congress was held at the Mountain Of Fire And Miracle Church located at Shaiskawa area of Gusau the state capital.

The prayers brought together all churches in Zamfara state for the purpose of praying against insecurity and its perpetrators, Economic stability, leadership of Zamfara state and Nigeria as well as peaceful conduct of 2027 general elections.

On the last day of the Congress, the PFN Chairman, Zamfara state chapter Pastor Paul Ochekpo made known the position of the Churches by addressing Journalists on the major reasons for the three days of fasting and prayers and the strong believe of the churches over divine intervention.

The Chairman stated as follows: today marks the end of our three days of national fasting and prayer for Nigeria, our dear country, as proclaimed by the Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria (PFN). We are burdened for Zamfara state and Nigeria on the now because we have lost our sense of value for human life and its sanctity.

The level of banditry, kidnapping, violence, insecurity and savage killings all across the Nigerian landscape has risen to an intolerable height such that every Nigerian should cry out against it to God for divine intervention, and to our governments for immediate and effective action.

Several Chibok girls are still languishing in captivity, years after being massively kidnapped by Boko Haram insurgents. Leah Sharibu is still shackled in bondage by religious kidnappers because she refused to renounce her Christian faith. And the Nigeria state did nothing.

Student, Deborah Samuel was burnt to death in Sokoto by a murderous mob simply for mentioning the name of Jesus and nothing happened to her killers. Since then, Taraba, Plateau, Benue states and Southern Kaduna have become daily killing fields. Edo, Kogi and Ondo states have also not been spared. As of today, several communities in Kwara State have been sacked by rampaging bandits, wielding sophisticated guns and other dangerous weapons.

Innocent people were kidnapped, raped and killed again and again in large numbers in Borno, Niger, Sokoto, Kaduna and other states of the federation.

Oyo State has become the latest killing field, culminating into abduction of several teachers and students, with one of the teachers, Mr Michael Oyedokun, gruesomely beheaded and another one shot dead.

While these satanic acts were going on, our political elites continued with business as usual as though nothing was happening. These are unspeakable and despicable acts of terror.

We are burdened for the loss of our sense of humanity. We are burdened for the unchecked rampaging of bandits, murderous herdsmen killing Nigerian farmers on their farms, Boko Haram insurgents using the noble religion of Islam to perpetrate heinous violence against peaceful Nigerians, unchecked, across our national landscape.

Most especially, we mourn the apparent lack of a firm political will by our government to crush these horrible evils in Nigeria, allowing it to spread unchecked, with empty promises that have done no good.

Nigerians are sick and tired of this evil and the apparent misplaced focus on winning elections by all means rather than focusing the full weight of our law and federal might to crush the killers of Nigerians. Rather than doing this, our governments are “rehabilitating” our so-called “repentant” Boko Haram killers, even drafting them into our security network.

We are burdened because this intolerable violence is becoming normal in Nigeria, we are burdened because our valiant Generals and their gallant soldiers are being killed like chickens because our security system has been infiltrated and fatally compromised.

What is going on in Nigeria has gone beyond taking lives of innocent, unarmed civilians and gallant officers. It fractures unity, scares away investors, drives our best minds abroad, weakens the bond between the citizens and the governments, creating waves of insecurity and terror that make Nigerians no longer feel safe.

On the night of 19th May 2026, the National Executive Council of the Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria met for prayer and deliberations on what is going on in Nigeria, we resolved as a Pentecostal community spread across every state of Nigeria to stand together in spiritual warfare, to fast, and pray to God our Almighty Father to arise and scatter the enemies of Nigeria.

We also resolved to speak out against this evil, hoping that our government will give it a deserved attention. We have fasted. We have prayed. Now we speak.

We call on the Federal Government to fulfil its constitutional and moral duty of protecting every citizen of Nigeria irrespective of tribe or religion, so that we can truly be “a nation where no one is oppressed’’.

This is the first responsibility of the government. We urge our leaders to seek for help and partnership from the international community before it is too late.

We call on the church in Nigeria to; Stand together in unity and rise against the evil ravaging our country, cry out in repentance and prayer, calling the God of heaven to intervene in the affairs of our nation, speak with one voice so loudly so that governments at all levels can feel our pains and sorrows and move decisively to stop this evil and defend our faith and our Churches.

We fasted and pray because we believe God hears. We gather because unity strengthens our voice. We speak because silence aids the killer and their sponsors.

The blood of the innocent demands more than promises. It demands immediate and effective action.

We believe that God is able and will break the vicious cycles of violence, grant our prayer for the rescue of the captives, and restore peace in our country Nigeria.

May God in His great mercy take note of our fasting and prayer and forgive our sins, heal our land, deliver and bless Nigeria, our dear country.