Adekunle Salami
The General Overseer of the Redeem Christian Church of God, Pastor Enoch Adejare Adeboye, has raised huge concerns over recent attacks on Kaduna State by terrorists just as he condemned the state of insecurity in the country.
Adeboye, speaking on Sunday during the April Thanksgiving Service, said it was unfortunate that Kaduna State has been under siege in recent time with various terrorist attacks, kidnappings and killings.
It will be recalled that within 24 hours last week, terrorists attacked Kaduna bound trains twice with some passengers killed, some badly wounded while some were also kidnapped.
Also last week, precisely on March 29, unknown bandits invaded a military check point along Kaduna-Abuja Expressway, killing 10 soldiers at the duty post.
Following these developments, Adeboye says Kaduna seems to have been isolated from the country since one cannot get there safely by road, train or by air.
Adeboye said: “There are fears now over how to get to Kaduna. The safety is not guaranteed by air, road or even by train.
“We have a general problem of insecurity in the country. It is Kaduna today and we don’t know where next tomorrow. We have to pray for Kaduna and also pray for our dear country, Nigeria.”
Pastor Adeboye shockingly revealed that the insecurity in Kaduna and some other parts of the country raises fears over the 2023 elections which he says God is yet to inform him about.
The RCCG head maintained that he was not yet sure whether the elections would take place or not because of some other disturbing situations in the country.
He said : “More than 80 percent of the oil Nigeria is producing are being stolen. The remaining 20 per cent is being used to service the country’s debts and yet the government has continued to borrow money such that our children and our children’s children will continue to service the debts.
“We Pray that God exposes those stealing our wealth and God will have mercy on Nigeria. Where are all the monies going? Who are the foreign nations buying these stolen oil from the country and who are those stealing 80 per cent of our oil money?”
The RCCG GO maintained that because of all the anomalies, he was thinking more of the current state of the nation than thinking of 2023.
“That’s why am not thinking of 2023…Maybe that’s why God has not told me about the elections. People are killing themselves over 2023 but are we sure there will be 2023? There could be rapture before then.
“It is so sad that Nigeria is moving steadily into bankruptcy. If God did not intervene, our great grandchildren will continue to pay debt”
He also revealed why he freely prays for politicians aspiring to hold public offices in the country.
“I am not a politician but anyone that comes to me, I will pray for the person with the same prayer point which is – Father, let your perfect will on this person be done In Jesus name-. It is also important for Christians who are interested to join politics because we read that even witches are aspiring, so why will Christians, who are children of God, will now draw back? No way!’’
The RCCG’s Pastor in Charge of Zone, Emmanuel Parish, Adetunji Oladayo, in his review of Adeboye’s sermon stated on Sunday that danger was looming in the country.
Oladayo said: “In my many years of experience as a Pastor, I have never seen or heard Daddy Adeboye speak this way and for him to do so, danger looms.
“We have to pray more for our country because these are difficult times and we have to pray for our country to come out better in all of these problems ranging from poor economy to insecurity.”
