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In this Gateway Pundit article, Antonio Graceffo reports that Nigerian Christian communities facing repeated attacks by Fulani extremists are pressing for constitutional reforms that would allow state-level police forces, arguing that federal security has failed to protect vulnerable villages.
- The article says Christian farming villages in Nigeria’s Middle Belt and northern regions are often attacked by large, armed groups arriving on motorcycles, while many villagers remain unarmed or rely on crude homemade weapons.
- Nigeria’s strict firearm laws and a 2019 executive order revoking private gun licenses are presented as major barriers preventing civilians from defending themselves.
- Graceffo cites Open Doors data ranking Nigeria as the deadliest country for Christians, with thousands reportedly killed for their faith in 2025.
- The article argues that Nigeria’s current constitutional structure leaves communities dependent on a single federal police force, since Section 214(1) bars the creation of any other police force.
- Nigerian church leaders are now framing self-defense as both a moral and legal necessity, saying Christian communities should not be forced into passive vulnerability.
- The Christian Association of Nigeria has called for passage of the State Police Constitution Alteration Bill, which would move policing authority to the Concurrent List and allow states to establish their own forces.
- CAN also declared June 14 “Black Sunday,” calling on churches nationwide to mourn victims of violence.
- The article notes that President Tinubu’s chief of staff said progress has been made toward state police reform, but the constitutional amendment has not yet cleared the National Assembly.
- Supporters argue state-level policing would help threatened communities respond faster to attacks, while critics warn that governors could abuse control over local police forces without safeguards.
- Graceffo concludes that, for many Christians in Nigeria, the push for state police is no longer an abstract constitutional debate but a matter of survival.
Read the full story:
https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2026/06/nigerian-christians-face-legal-battle-right-defend-themselves/
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