Following a chilling attack on Christian worshippers at a church in Kwara State on Tuesday, November 18, several prominent Nigerian celebrities have publicly called on President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to take urgent, decisive action.
Eyewitnesses described the incident as unprovoked and deeply unsettling.
It has instantly reignited the national conversation about insecurity and what many perceive as a growing pattern of targeted violence against Christians in parts of the country.
Gospel minister Dunsin Oyekan was among the first public figures to react, expressing heartbreak over what he called “a genocide on the Christian faith” sweeping across the nation.
In a statement posted on his official social media platforms, Oyekan asked God to judge all enemies of Nigeria and those who continue to wage war against Christians.
He lamented that worship centres have increasingly become unsafe, stressing that the loss of innocent lives in a sacred place of prayer is “a wound that must not be ignored.”
Actress and filmmaker Funke Akindele also reacted strongly, questioning how children and their parents could be murdered so brutally without a national uproar.
Akindele said she struggled to understand the silence of leaders who swore an oath to protect the people, adding that the deaths of innocent citizens should shake every institution in the country.
She described the attack as “heartbreaking and unacceptable,” insisting that government action must go beyond statements of condemnation.
Veteran actress Kate Henshaw joined the call, noting that Nigerians are tired of mourning and tired of repeated assurances that yield no tangible results.
Henshaw stressed that the lives lost deserved justice, urging the presidency to confront the killers with the full force of the law.
Comedian and activist Mr. Macaroni issued perhaps the harshest criticism, pointing out that he had once advised former President Goodluck Jonathan to resign when similar attacks occurred during his administration.
He said President Tinubu should not be exempted from the same accountability, arguing that leadership must be held to the same standard regardless of who is in power.
Mr. Macaroni maintained that if the government cannot protect its people, then it has lost its moral authority.
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