Christians in Niger state have concluded arrangements to hold a three days prayer for God’s intervention in the worsening security challenges bedeviling the state which has claimed so many lives and properties.
Rev. Matthias Echioda,the Niger state chairman of the, Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), who disclosed this in Minna,explained that the special intercessory prayers is to call on God to have mercy on Nigeria, Niger state in particular and ‘Save our land’ from agents of darkness.
“We are embarking on three days prayers starting on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday and Christians from the two Local Government Areas that make up Minna the state capital; Chanchaga and Bosso will be comverging in Minna for the prayers”.
Echioda, who expressed optimism in the powers of prayers said, “The move has become necessary especially now when the Governor has come out publicly to say that the federal government is not saying anything concerning the increasing security siege.The special prayers is expected to held simulteneously across the 25 Local Government Areas. Chanchaga and Bosso will be in Minna while 23 others will be at various Local Government headquarters”, the CAN chairman further explained
Meanwhile,fears have grip residents of Minna, Niger state capital and its environs following rumours of the infiltration of suspected members of Boko-Haram into Minna, enroute to Zungeru in Wushishi Local Government.
The suspects were said to have alighted from a commercial vehicle and approached some Tricycle operators (keke-Napep) and started negotiating on how to be conveyed to Zungeru.
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