Nigeria Needs US Help To Tackle Terrorism – Cleric

National vice president of Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria, PFN South South zone, Emmah Isong, said Nigeria lacked the political will to conquer terrorism.

Isong made the remarks while speaking in an interactive session with journalists shortly after a prayer session by the Semakemek Support Group for an end to bloodshed in the country.

Isong who is also general overseer of Christian Central Chapel International (CCCI) stated that the planned intervention in the rising insecurity in the country is from God and Nigeria needs the support of the United States to end the rising insecurity in the country.

“Nigeria does not have the political will to end the insecurity in the country and the planned intervention by the United States is from God.

“We need support in arms, technology, intelligence sharing and you cannot fight international terrorism without the United States because they have been there”, Isong maintained

The PFN national vice president South South stated that the prayer group which has been in existence for over two years arose from the need for Christian leaders to speak with one voice.

Isong averred that the church is not crossing the boundary because they are the salt of the earth and it will lose its saltiness if it remains indifferent to political developments in society.

During the prayer summit, which Isong said was to beckon on God to protect the state and the Nigerian nation, the group honoured the chief of staff to the Cross River State governor, Emmanuel Ironbar, as well as the speaker of the State Assembly, Elvert Ayambem, with the Shield of Faith Award.

Reacting the chief of staff dedicated his award to the state governor, Senator Bassey Otu.

Ironbar also solicited for increased prayers for the governor to enable him to deliver on his People’s First mandate.