Nigeria: Arewa Group Slams Catholic Bishops' Call for State of Emergency in Benue

Nigeria: Arewa Group Slams Catholic Bishops' Call for State of Emergency in Benue

The Pathfinders Arewa Project, a northern advocacy group, has strongly condemned the recent call by the Catholic Bishops for the declaration of a State of Emergency in Benue State, warning that framing the crisis through a religious or ethnic lens could further inflame tensions in Nigeria's multi-religious society.

Declare emergency in Benue, Catholic bishops tell Tinubu

Catholic priests under the aegis of the Charismatic Bishops Conference of Nigeria (CBCN) have condemned the killings in Benue State,

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Benue State Government Clarifies Defence Chief’s Visit Amid Security Concerns and Political Tensions – Media Talk Africa

The Benue State Government has set the record straight regarding recent media reports that sparked widespread speculation about the Chief of Defence Staff, Lieu

“It’s Genocide”, 17 Parishes Shut Down: Catholic Bishop of Makurdi, Nigeria, Decries Persistent Attacks

Bishop Wilfred Chikpa Anagbe of the Catholic Diocese of Makurdi in Nigeria has decried the continued deadly attacks in his Episcopal See as amounting to a “genocide”. In an interview with ACI Africa, Bishop Anagbe said that since 2018, he has shut down some 17 Parishes. He described the killings as part of a systematic campaign of territorial conquest and religious persecution that targets Christian communities in Nigeria’s Benue State. “No nati…

Benue Killings: Arewa Group Chides Bishops For Advocating State Of Emergency

Benue Killings: Arewa Group Chides Bishops For Advocating State Of Emergency By Abdullahi Alhassan, Kaduna Chairman, Arewa pathfinders project, Abdulhamid Abdullahi Ikara has described Charismatic Bishops Conference of Nigeria (CBCN)'s call for imposition of State of Emergency in Benue State as uncalled for, unwarranted, and out of place. Addressing a press at Nigeria Union of