The Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria (PFN) has again called on the government and relevant security bodies to take more effective actions to end the mindless killings, kidnappings and dislocation of many Nigerians from their ancestral homes in many parts of the country.

The PFN made the demand on Sunday, May 24, 2026 during the conclusion of the three-day “National Call To Prayer” held at the headquarters of the Global Impact Church in Lagos.

Delivering the message during a brief rally, on behalf of the National President of PFN, Bishop Francis Wale Oke, the Chairman of PFN, Lagos State chapter, Pastor Yemi Davids, expressed deep concern over worsening mindless attacks and violence across the country.

In the speech, PFN lamented what it described as the declining value for human life in Nigeria, citing incidents involving the Chibok schoolgirls, Leah Sharibu, and the killing of Deborah Samuel in Sokoto, among other violent attacks in several states.

“We are burdened for Nigeria today 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,” declared the PFN.

States that have witnessed repeated attacks by terrorists and bandits include Taraba, Plateau, Benue, Kogi, Niger and Kwara in the Middle Belt region, Ondo and Oyo in the South West, Edo in the South South, Borno and Adamawa in the North East, Sokoto, Katsina, Zamfara and Kaduna, especially southern Kaduna, in the North West region of Nigeria.

Lack Of Effective Government Action

The PFN also criticised what it called the Nigerian government’s inadequate response to insecurity, warning that Nigerians are becoming weary of recurring violence and political distractions.

“We have fasted. We have prayed. Now we speak,” the PFN stressed, urging the Federal Government to fulfil its constitutional responsibility of protecting lives and properties.

“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,” the group added.

It further called on churches across Nigeria to unite and intensify prayers, focused on repentance and advocacy against violence, while defending the Christian faith and speaking with one voice against insecurity.

The event was the conclusion of the three-day national fasting and prayer programme declared by the PFN and observed by Christians across Nigeria for the return of peace to the country.