Kaduna killings: Pastor asks Christians to boycott cow meat

- A pastor has urged Christians in the country to stop eating cow meat to protest the killings in southern Kaduna by Fulani herdsmen

- The pastor also said the cow meat boycott should involve total abstinence from buying and eating cow meat, which directly impact on the economic lifeline of the Fulani herdsmen and their sponsors

- According to him, if the killings persist, Christians should boycott products from companies owned by Muslims

Kaduna killings: Pastor asks Christians to boycott cow meet

Pastor and president of the Laybible translation group, Dele Ikeorha has urged Christians in the country to stop eating cow meat in protest against the incessant attack on Christians in Southern Kaduna by Fulani herdsmen.

The pastor made this call in a statement made available to The Cable.

According to the pastor in the piece titled: ‘Call to National Indefinite Cow Meat Boycott.’

Ikeorha noted that the time has come for Christians in the country to resist what he termed as the “subtlety of the Islamisation agenda of Nigeria” as it required “forceful and strategic resistance to avert a greater calamity.”

The statement read: “Christianity in Nigeria today is under siege, not only from Islamic fundamentalists, and bloody genocidal actions of Boko Haram, but also from evil moves such as the cattle grazing reserve bill, and from the marauding activities of Fulani terrorists masquerading as cattle breeders,” the pastor said.

“In view of the direct link between the Fulani herdsmen and the blood-letting that has resulted in untold human massacres across Nigeria, and the genocidal slaughter of tens of thousands of innocent Christians and Nigerians, the Lay Bible Translation Group hereby calls on all Christians in Nigeria to boycott cow meat indefinitely, as a sign of outrage over the ongoing atrocities committed against Christians and Christian communities throughout Nigeria by Fulani Herdsmen.

“The Cow Meat Boycott involves total abstinence from buying and eating cow meat, directly impacting on the economic lifeline of the Fulani herdsmen and their sponsors. Should the attacks persist, the boycott should be advanced to the boycott of all goods produced by companies such as Dangote Group whose majority shareholders are Muslims, to send a message.”
 

He also said Christians should turn to other alternatives such as chicken, goat and fish.

“In this time of prayer and fasting, we call on all Christians and churches to pray for the mercy of God on this country, and ask for forgiveness because as a people we have sinned. Daniel 9:3-19,” he said.

“We call on the Christians Association of Nigeria CAN, the Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria and all Christian groups and Christians throughout Nigeria to heed this call and support the call.”

Ikeorha said that the boycott would hopefully put pressure on policy makers to take action.

“It is one of the ways to put pressure; it’s a social action to put pressure, make sure policy makers take action, also to make leaders for example the Muslim groups – the Miyetti Allah that they themselves – to know it is a serious issue even if it has been treated with levity.

“This is for the general populace to identify with the pain of the people. It is a regrettable situation; it’s unacceptable.”

Meanwhile, the Nigerian Army has concluded plans to launch an offensive against rampaging Fulani herdsmen across the country.

The spokesperson for the Defence headquarters, Brigadier-General Rabe Abubakar disclosed on Friday, January 6 that the Army has concluded plans to launch “Operation Accord” to check illegalities of the herdsmen.