Venerable Evangelist Ebenezer Oshoffa has implored Christians in the country to keep praying and never lose hope despite the persecution against the Church by insurgent groups in Northern Nigeria.

Ebenezer who is the son of Reverend Samuel Oshoffa, the founder of Celestial Church, made this known in an interview while he visited the North Central/East Jos Province of the Church comprising of Plateau, Bauchi, Gombi, Adamawa and Taraba states in his capacity as the General Superintendent of Northern Region of the Church.







The Sun reports that Ebenezer disclosed in the interview that: “I know that the Church is under persecution in this parts of Nigeria and people’s lives are no longer safe, people are being denied the right to freedom of worship; but for us, we should not take the laws into our own hands no matter what. We should go through the proper channel.

“These things are happening in Nigeria because we Christians are not really praying. If we were praying we would have gone a very long way in solving the problem. Something is wrong that is why we are having these issues.
“Whenever there is no peace, you need to look at it very critically because something is really wrong, there is a loophole somewhere. It is our responsibility to intervene through prayers and Nigeria will become a peaceful nation where people can live as brothers and sisters without discrimination,”


“Boko Haram is a political issue . . . . . . If you look at the genesis of Boko Haram, you will know what is happening, it is political and this can be resolved through prayers, prayers can do everything. We need to pray for Boko Haram so that the Lord will touch their hearts. When the Lord touches their hearts, they will begin to see the difference. They might not know what they are doing now.”





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