General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG) Pastor Enoch Adejare Adeboye, was on the streets in Ebute Meta, ...
From Justina Asishana, Minna; James Azania, Lokoja; Uja Emmanuel, Makurdi; Vincent Ikuomola, Adeola Ogunlade, Gbenga Omokhunu Abuja, Isagie Otabor, Benin; Toba Adedeji, Osogbo and Ernest Nwokolo, AbeokutaChristians on Sunday staged a nationwide protest against the resurgence of killings and general insecurity in the country.
In some of the recent killing, Boko Haram killed the Christian Association of Nigeria chairman in Michika Local Government Area of Adamawa State, Rev. Lawan Andimi, on January 21. Adeboye personally held aloft, a placard that read: ‘All Souls Are Precious to God.’ Behind and above his head was another placard with the inscription: ‘We Say No to Terrorism.’
“We pray that there will be peace and security in Nigeria. God sees all things and knows where the terrorists are, we pray that God sends His light to Nigeria and expose the evildoers in the country. That God should uproot all their sponsors.” ‘The church has kept quiet for so long but we cannot continue to watch while our people are being butchered like animals. Investors are running away and countries of the world are shutting their borders on us because of the evil in the land. We need peace for prosperity to reign!’, he firmly expressed.
The CAN president asked the international community to intervene in the plight of Christians in Nigeria as they intervened in other nations. “President Buhari should rise up and up his game. If the attack is not religious, don’t let there be attacks on Christians again. “We declared the three days of Prayer and Fasting to save Nigeria in general and Christians in particular from consistent and serial killings by insurgents, Islamic terrorists, bandits, kidnappers and ritualists all over the country.The protesters converged on the CAN secretariat at Adebayo area in Ado-Ekiti, at about 1:30pm after church services and took off for the peaceful protest around 2pm.
CAN Chairman in the state, Revd Fr. Peter Olowolaf, condemned indiscriminate killings in the country.The protest in Abuja which was held under the watchful eyes of security personnel was peaceful. Like the Lagos protesters, those in the nation’s capital carried placards decrying the worsening insecurity in the country.
“The primary duty of any government anywhere in the world is the protection of lives and property. No more excuses. All the masterminds of the bloodshed in the country must be arrested and prosecuted. We know that our three days of waiting will not be in vain. We have asked God to intervene. He did it in Egypt and Samaria, He will deliver Nigeria”.
The parishioners led by, Pastor Olumide Ayoola marched along the streets singing the RCCG anthem. They carried placard with inscriptions like: “CAN rejects poor handling of Insecurity,” “Bring back Leah Sharibu and other kidnapped girls,” and “Enough of these incessant killings..
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