Nigeria PFN Condemns Gumi Over Claims of Christians 'Burying Empty Coffins'

The Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria (PFN) has denounced Islamic cleric Ahmad Gumi’s assertion that Christians stage fake burials, calling the claim inflammatory and baseless. According to a statement by its National Publicity Secretary, the PFN argues this rhetoric deepens national division and dismisses genuine suffering.

Key Points:

• The PFN rejected Gumi’s allegation that Christians bury empty coffins to fake genocide.
• It stated that funerals are sacred, identity-based rites, not theatrical productions.
• The group noted that thousands of real victims of terrorism are documented by observers and the media.
• Gumi’s claim was described as propaganda that trivializes loss and fuels division.
• The PFN challenged him to provide evidence, asking who dug graves or carried coffins.
• It accused Gumi of a pattern of downplaying violence against Christian communities.
• The statement urged public figures to show restraint and uphold truth and compassion.

As denial competes with documented grief, the controversy exposes how easily shared tragedy can be fractured by narrative, leaving truth as the first casualty.

Sources: The Guardian, Premium Times