The Commissioner for Internal Security and Home Affairs, Samuel Aruwan, who attended the Sunday service of the church, urged all religious organisations to play a critical role in the spiritual and physical development of the society.
The service was in commemoration of the 41st anniversary of the Liberation Mandate of Bishop David Oyedepo on May 2, 1981.
Aruwan said: “We are grateful to the church. What is happening in our country today is multi-dimensional. There is no approach that is little as far as finding solutions that would enhance the security of lives in Kaduna and Nigeria in general.
“Religious leaders are not stakeholders that we can isolate in this fight against terrorism. They are critical stakeholders. Working towards the security of our state and country at large is not something to be left to security forces or government alone. It is something that should involve everybody. Let us come together under one umbrella, Nigeria belongs to all of us. We should ignore all sentiments, biases or prejudice to hamper our search for peace and security.
What is clear to us as a people is that insecurity is a threat to us. What has happened today in Living Faith Church is what is expected of all religious leaders in the country.”
The Resident Pastor of Living Faith Church, Kaduna, Agi Emmanuel, said that following the security challenges in the state, the church initiated a programme, Kaduna Pray, through which each ethnic group in Nigeria was called in each service to pray.
“It must be noted that God has been faithful and the report shows that kidnapping and other criminal activities will soon be a thing of the past,” he added.
Pastor Emmanuel also said that the church has presented “welfare packages for the victims of various Banditary activities, stemmed from the 41st Anniversary of the mandate given to God’s servant, Bishop David Oyedepo on 2nd May 1981”, pointing out that “in order to identify with the victims, several relief packages were sent to the victims”.
“Saint Gerald Hospital was identified because several civilians were sent there. 44 Reference Military Hospital was also Identified to commemorate with the military victims of the Banditary and other paramilitary”, Pastor Emmanuel added.
