Ismaeel Aleem
The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has fiercely condemned the deadly attack on Christ Apostolic Church in Eruku, Kwara State, where gunmen stormed a Sunday service, murdered worshippers in cold blood, and abducted others, including the pastor.
Describing the assault as “particularly brutal”, the party said the incident, coming just hours after another mass abduction of students and the killing of school officials in Kebbi State, underscored a terrifying reality that Nigeria is sliding into lawlessness under President Bola Tinubu’s watch.
In a scathing statement, the ADC accused the administration of having “lost control”, leaving citizens “at the mercy of emboldened gunmen”.
It warned that the once-dismissed narrative of a “Christian genocide” risks becoming a self-fulfilling prophecy owing to the government’s refusal to confront the crisis honestly.
The party expressed outrage at recent remarks by Foreign Affairs Minister Yusuf Tuggar, who claimed only 177 Christians had been killed in the past five years.
The ADC branded the statement “unfortunate and offensive”, arguing that it betrayed a mindset within the Federal Government that explains its persistent failure to protect lives.
“Deaths cannot be reduced to numbers,” the party declared. “One elderly woman gunned down while praying, as seen in the horrific video from Eruku, is one too many.”
It accused the government of engaging in a “dangerous race-to-the-bottom” by debating which religious group suffers more casualties instead of taking decisive action.
The ADC lambasted what it called the Tinubu administration’s “defensive mindset” and its tendency to minimise the scale of insecurity, warning that Nigeria is “fast turning into a killing field”.
It insisted that the President’s primary duty to safeguard lives was being neglected amid excuses, denial, and inflammatory rhetoric.
Urging immediate and robust intervention, the party demanded that the government arrest the “growing anarchy” before it consumes the nation.
“Nigerians deserve protection, not platitudes,” it said, adding that places of worship, communities, and the country itself must be made safe again.
