By Ben Ngwakwe, Gombe
The Primate of the Church of Nigeria (Anglican Communion), the Most Rev. Henry Ndukuba, has called on President Bola Tinubu and Nigeria’s security agencies to identify, expose and prosecute individuals and groups allegedly financing insecurity and promoting ideologies that threaten the country’s unity and constitutional order.
According to Olamiti Lawrence Mofoluwaso in his official platform said that the Primate made this statements after his annual episcopal visit to the Cathedral Church of the Advent, Life Camp, Abuja.
Ndukuba said Nigeria’s security challenges would persist unless those responsible for sponsoring violence and division were held accountable.
He argued that individuals working against the nation’s unity and democratic institutions should not be allowed to operate without consequence, warning that impunity had continued to undermine national stability.
“Those leaders who are supporting, fuelling or sponsoring these activities must be exposed. We need to expose those who are sponsoring this kind of ideology,” the Anglican leader said.
“You cannot divide the nation or fight against the unity and purpose of this nation and still want to be a leader. It cannot be.”
Ndukuba said Nigeria’s prolonged security crisis reflected deeper contradictions that have repeatedly threatened the country’s stability, economic progress and social cohesion.
He expressed concern that, despite 27 years of uninterrupted democratic governance since the return to civilian rule in 1999, some groups continued to advocate systems and ideologies that conflict with the country’s constitutional democracy.
According to him, attempts to establish alternative structures of authority outside the constitutional framework risk deepening national divisions and could set Nigeria on a path similar to that experienced by fragile or failed states.
The cleric urged Nigerians to remain united and resist efforts aimed at weakening democratic institutions, stressing that national cohesion remained essential to safeguarding peace, security and sustainable development.
While acknowledging the country’s mounting political, economic and security challenges, Ndukuba encouraged citizens not to lose hope, saying resilience and faith remained critical in navigating difficult times.
“In our nation, in our families and in our lives, we see contradictions here and there, and oftentimes we wonder what is happening. But God is stepping into our situations, our pains and our struggles to help us,” he said.
“Tribulations and challenges will not make us fall; rather, our stumbling blocks will become stepping stones.”
His remarks come as Nigeria continues to grapple with multiple security threats, including insurgency in the North-East, banditry and kidnappings in the North-West and North-Central, as well as separatist tensions and other forms of criminal violence in parts of the South.
The intervention by the Anglican Primate adds to growing calls from religious leaders, civil society groups and political stakeholders for stronger action against those believed to be financing or enabling insecurity, amid renewed demands for greater accountability in addressing the country’s evolving security challenges.