The declaration of emergency rule in the north eastern states of Adamawa, Yobe and Borno, has received the full-backing of the Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria (PFN).
It said the President was right to have acted to halt the orgy of violence and terrorism in the nation with the declaration.
The National President of the body, Rev Dr Felix Omobude, told reporters in Lagos that the President deserves full commendation for the declaration.
Omobude, however, appealed to troops drafted to the affected states to flush out the terrorists “within the ambits of the law and respect for fundamental human rights.”
He said: “It is important that the exercise is conducted with clinical precision to avoid incidents of collateral damage and minimal disruption of normal life.”
While urging Nigerians to support the troops in its assignment, the PFN helmsman cautioned politicians to be circumspect in their utterances.
Omobude also reiterated the demands for compensations for victims of the Boko Haram insurgency.
He argued: “It is important that houses and buildings that belong to religious institutions, schools, individuals and corporate bodies be built and given back to their owners who have suffered unnecessarily for the state of insecurity.”
The cleric said the body will be willing to present comprehensive documentations and evidence backing such claims should the government be interested.
On the direction of the new leadership, he said all state chapters have been mandated to build a “rebranded PFN” through internal appraisals.
He urged Christians to maintain peace while being alert and vigilant.
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