Rev. Samuel Dali, President of Ekklisiyar Yan’uwa Nigeria, also known as Church of the Brethren, has revealed that since the beginning of insurgency in the North East region, over 8,000 members of his congregation in that zone,have been killed.
According to Samuel Dali, over 8,000 members of his church had lost their lives and 70% of church facilities in Adamawa, Yobe and Borno States have been destroyed during the course of the insurgency.
Dali, whose church’s headquarter is in Mubi, Adamawa State has temporarily relocated to Jos, Plateau State due to the insurgency.
Speaking to journalists in his office in Jos, he said most of the church pastors had lost their jobs as their places of worship had been burnt and members killed.
Dali also added that 176 of the kidnapped Chibok girls were his church members.
“Nigeria will overcome the Boko Haram challenge soon. 70% of our churches have been destroyed in Adamawa, Yobe and Borno states by Boko Haram; over 8,000 of our members were killed. 176 of the girls kidnapped in Chibok are our members,” he stated.
In spite of this, Dali says he believes that the insurgents will be overcome, while also calling on Nigerians to pray and support President Buhari at all times.
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