Boko Haram, Chibok Girls- Churches Declare Prayer Warfare - NewsRescue.com

June 12, 201

By Obinna Akukwe

The raging madness of Boko Haram insurgency had woken up a slumbering Christian community into frenzies of prayers, declarations and intercessions against the activities of the dreaded Islamic sect whose intentions is to thwart the glorious destiny of Nigeria and impose an Islamic reign of terror over the land.

The first group of clerics to openly advocate for the use of prayer warfare as a major solution to the insurgency in a widely published report is the General Assembly of all Igbo Christian Organizations and Ministers(GAAICOM) during its state coordinators executive session held at Enugu on the Monday the 14th of April, 2014 few hour after the first Nyanya explosion in Abuja. In his state of Igbo Nation Address, the Director of Media of the group, Rev Obinna Akukwe, after intimating the Bishops and Pastors on the sorry political state of the Igbo Nation also gave an update on the casualties of Ndigbo since the insurgency began .Akukwe told the clerics that “if the church do not rise up in prayer warfare against Boko Haram, the Christian Community in Nigeria will be greatly humiliated sooner than we expect “. Little did the participants know that as at the time Rev Akukwe was giving his address, Boko Haram terrorists were on their way to Chibok where they abducted about 276 students mostly Christians and subjected them to serial rape and forced marriage.

Reacting to the earlier ‘State of the Igbo Nation’ address, the Abia State Co-coordinator of the group, Bishop Isaac Eze advocated what he called “Prayer Haram’ as a solution to the insurgency. According to Bishop Eze “ this battle has surpassed the government…I advocate the use of prayer Haram, which is warfare prayers targeted at demons using Boko Haram members to perpetrate evil”.

In his submission, the Ebonyi State Coordinator, Bishop John Agu said that the church should “seek the face of God so that our sons and daughters will not be sacrificed by agents of Boko Haram…God is able to turn the situation around with the use of prayers as instruments of warfare since govt has abdicated in the face of confrontation” The Church leaders were asked to spread the use of prayer warfare to their churches and the Christian community in the South East for speedy action.

Realizing that only prayers can save Nigeria from terrorism and inept leadership the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) led by its women leader, Kema Chikwe organized a prayer session in Abuja against insurgency on the 30th of April. Unfortunately she stirred the hornets’ nest by doubting the veracity Chibok abduction .

Shortly afterwards, an Enugu based popular prophetess, Sabina Akachukwu of Revival Army sent a prayer text round the city calling on all to gather to rescue Nigeria from the hands of the terrorists. People gathered in response to her prayer call.