CAN, PFN urge FG to protect Christians more

The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) and the Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria (PFN) have come out to defend the rights of Christians in the nation.

Both bodies hold the social and political right to defend and promote the rights of Nigerians who profess Christianity.

CAN and PFN have been accused in the recent past of not doing enough to defend the rights of Christians whenever the need arises.

The accusation gained more ground with the Supreme Court’s judgment confirming the death sentence of Sunday Jackson, a young Adamawa Christian, on March 7, 2025.

A human rights organization has recounted that thousands of Nigerian Christians have been killed by Fulanis.

Pastor Femi Popoola said there is a need for Christians across the country to intensify prayers for the persecutors, the Nigerian state, the government, and all its agencies, as it seems the Nigerian state has failed to administer justice in Jackson’s case.

Chidi Anthony, Pastor of the Pentecostal Ministers Forum (PFM), said, “So, you can’t understand the judicial system in this nation. We all believe that the judiciary is the hope of the common man. It’s where the poor will go and get justice.

“I don’t know when self-defense has been a very big crime in this nation,” Anthony said.