By Andrew Ajijah
The Church of Christ in Nations (COCIN) has announced the demise of 12 clergymen who died in active service within the last seven months.
COCIN President, Rev. Dr. Dachollom Datiri, made the disclosure, on Tuesday, in an 8-page speech at the 97th General Church Council, held at the headquarters of COCIN, in Jos, Plateau State capital.
According to Rev. Datiri, 12 deaths occurred in different Regional Church Councils “between May and now, we have hard hit by death from among our members.”
He, however, condoled with families of the deceased and he named the those who died to include: the late Rev. Kilobas David Kwamnyong of RCC Ganawuri, Rev. Lawrence Wupshak, RCC Dadinkowa, Rev. Daniel Shermi, RCC Gombe, Rev. Davou Tyos of RCC BakinKogi, Rev. Dung Datiri Gwong RCC Fan and Rev. Solomon Bummy of RCC Kari.
Others were the late Rev. Yusuf Gizo, RCC Dadinkowa, Rev. Zephaniah Sule Musa of RCC Gwaza, Rev .Tonwe Sale of RCC Bwai, Rev. Markus Gyang RCC Bakin Kogi, Rev. Mrs. Ruth Hasana Nimtur RCC Kerang and Mrs. Rabo Barde of Richa.
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On the State of the Nation, the church queried the high rate of insecurities, particularly kidnapping, armed robbery across the country.
The COCIN president warned the Federal Government to live up to it responsibility of protecting lives and property.
“I passionately call on government at all levels to remember the day of reckoning. They should bear in mind that this is their primary responsibility.”
On the fight against corruption by the President Muhammadu Buhari-led administration, the church said the fight against corruption has not yielded any positive result.
“The Buhari régime is losing the fight against corruption woefully, and one wonders if government is aware of this or not,” he asked.
Rev. Datiri expressed disappointment at the rate in which fellow clergymen do backstab one another.
“It is sad and very disturbing to contemplate the amount of hatred, bickering, segregation, tribalism, backstabbing and animosity that goes on among pastors in COCIN today, ordained and unordained,” he stated.
