Terrorists still killing our members, 170 churches remain shut – Northeast Church

Despite the Federal Government’s assertion that it has identified insurgency supporters, Ekklesiyar Yan’uwa a Nigeria (EYN), an indigenous Christian denomination located in the North East, has reported its church structures are still being targeted and members slain.

During its annual general assembly in Kwarhi, Adamawa State, the denomination, also known as the Church of the Brethren in Nigeria, warned that insecurity is rising and that members of the church are still being slain by terrorists.

In his presentation to the 75th Majalisa at the weekend, EYN President Rev Joel Stephen Billi claimed that security throughout the country has never been in such a bad position as it is currently.

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The EYN President asked, “If truly the Federal Government is fighting insurgency and has uncovered the sponsors, why is the war endless? They should route out the sponsors and end the terror.”

The EYN President said, “Nothing improves. We have become vulnerable in the hands of kidnappers, Boko Haram and ritual killers.”

He insisted that terrorism has continued to impact badly on its existence, that about 170 branch churches mostly in Borno and Adamawa States which were shut as a result of terrorism, have remained shut.

General Secretary of the church, Rev Daniel Mbaya, told newsmen, “Many of our members were abducted recently and we have not heard about them. Many of our people cannot go to their farms. The situation is still terrible.

“Over 170 churches that the insurgency forced to close are yet to open. We have four District churches behind the Gwoza mountains (in Borno State) that are still closed.”