Bishop David Oyedepo, founder of Living Faith Church Worldwide, has declared that the “peace of God has been restored to Nigeria,” following a week-long national prayer session convened by the church to confront the country’s rising wave of kidnappings and insecurity.....TAP TO CONTINUE READING

Addressing thousands of worshippers at the close of the seven-day intercessory programme, Oyedepo said the prayers had provoked a divine response capable of turning the tide against criminality nationwide.

He told the congregation that “all perpetrators of wickedness have been brought down” and that the “sponsors of terrorism are dried up,” insisting that a new phase of peace was beginning to take root.

From the altar, the cleric declared that God had “stepped in” and that Nigerians would soon begin to witness visible signs of calm returning to communities across the North, South, East and West.

One of the shining lights of Christianity encouraged worshippers to see the moment as a spiritual turning point, saying the nation’s victory over insecurity would start “playing on the screen.”

Oyedepo, known for his longstanding advocacy for stability and national unity, led the congregation in thanksgiving, urging members to offer “a big hand to Jesus” for what he described as an answered prayer.

The senior pastor reaffirmed his belief that the country was entering a season where the forces behind violence would lose their grip.

The prayer programme drew participation from church members across the country and in several international branches, all joining in daily sessions focused on ending abductions, killings and bandit attacks. According to the cleric, the collective supplication had ushered in a fresh wave of divine intervention.

“Thank you, Jesus,” he concluded, as worshippers echoed the declaration of restored peace over the nation.