Reverend Datiri, who stated this at the 95th General Church Council of the church in Jos, Plateau State, said this was eivdent in the blatant refusal by most northern state governors to allocate land for church buildings or grant titles for such lands.
He called on President Muhammadu Buhari to direct such governors to desist from the discrimination.
According to him, another form of stealth jihad is by the authorities not permitting the teaching of Christian Religious Knowledge in public schools in most northern states.
The clergyman condemned the rampant and destructive attacks on communities by some Fulani herdsmen and the alleged attempts to change the narrative, even by some service chiefs in calling the attacks clashes between farmers and herdsmen, as well as the several evidences of complicity by men of the security.
According to him, the attacks on the Plateau have left, in their trail, a sobering 38,000 refuge population in several IDPs camps, while the living conditions in the camps was grossly deplorable.
“The church deeply appreciates the contributions of well-meaning individuals and non governmental organisations for making very meaningful donations without which the situation would have been very deadly. Government can and should do better, as the church has been seriously overstretched economically in trying to meet the need of the displaced persons. I call on both the Plateau State and the Federal Government to do the needful” he said.
On the rehabilitation of the displaced people, Reverend Datiri said they would not be allowed to live in the camp indefinitely adding that IDPs themselves longed to return to their ancestral homes.
He called on the government to work hard to ensure adequate security for the people to return to their homes.
Reverend Datiri accused the Federal Government of playing game with the life of the Leah Sharibu and other Chibok girls still with the Boko Haram.
He said no responsible government would allow this even for one day, adding that the government failed to restore the countless lives that had been massacred in the senseless attack.
On the killing of General Idris Alkali, COCIN president enjoined the police to conduct a thorough, honest and transparent investigation to fish out the real criminals and make them face the full wrath of the law adding that the harassment of the whole communities, including people passing through the communities violated international best practices and conventional acceptable rules of engagement.
He said this practice was derogatory to the Nigerian Army that has earned international reputation in peace keeping, professionalism and observing rules of engagement.
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