Reverend Blessed Amalambu, the Secretary of the Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria (PFN), Abia State chapter, has strongly challenged the recent public statement made by Bishop Mathew Kukah of the Catholic Diocese of Sokoto regarding the reported genocide being perpetrated against Nigerian Christians.
Speaking to reporters on Tuesday, the 2nd of December 2025, in Umuahia, Amalambu asserted that Bishop Kukah’s statement was insensitive and failed to acknowledge the brutal reality faced by Christians across various parts of Nigeria over the past few years.
The PFN Secretary contended that the scale and pattern of killings, church burnings and displacement witnessed in certain affected regions strongly suggest a deliberate, systematic targeting of the Christian population.
Amalambu emphasised the overwhelming sense of threat among believers, stating: “Episodes of communal violence, terrorist assaults on rural communities and repeated attacks on places of worship have created a climate of fear that many believers interpret as an existential threat.”
Addressing Kukah’s view that the violence did not meet the definition of genocide, the Abia PFN Secretary countered by arguing that the concept of genocide involves more than mere casualty figures; it fundamentally involves the deliberate targeting of people based on identity.
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Amalambu maintained that when communities are subjected to repeated assaults, destruction of their residences, and mass forced displacement into temporary camps, the intent behind such violence must be carefully examined.
He also highlighted the longstanding concerns previously voiced by both domestic and international human rights watchdogs regarding escalating insecurity in several Northern States, specifically citing tragic incidents in Borno, Plateau, Benue and Niger.
While acknowledging that terrorism and banditry have affected both Christians and Muslims, Amalambu maintained that the significantly higher frequency of attacks on Christian communities necessitates immediate and comprehensive humanitarian intervention.