The Leader Of INRI Evangelical Spiritual Church, Primate Elijah Ayodele has reacted to the Abuja-Kaduna train attack which occurred late Monday, saying the major cause of persistent insecurity in Nigeria is lack of respect to God and his prophets.
Ayodele’s reaction is contained in a media statement signed Wednesday by his Media aide, Osho Oluwatosin.
The cleric recalled, saying as a prophet, the man of God stated that he had warned against terrorist attacks on Nigerian airports, railways, and train stations but because of the arrogance the government has towards God, they never bother to listen or follow his instructions on how to avert it.
He advised security operatives to create a department for spiritual intelligence where they will join forces with prophets who can tell them terrorists target and how they can overcome them.
The statement read in part: ‘’In my recent prophecy, I had warned the government of Kaduna state against bombings, it’s not surprising that bandits attacked facilities in the state, all these are happening because government don’t respect prophets, they see prophets as beggars or publicity seekers which is very wrong.’’
‘’As a prophet, I have enough publicity and God has blessed me so well, the ignorance of the government to prophetic warnings and advice is the cause of these crisis in Nigeria, they feel they can do it alone and where has that taken them to? ‘’
‘’The service chiefs, DSS, need the department of spiritual intelligence where they will join forces with prophets who will tell them what to expect, where to expect it according to God’s directive. Other countries do it but in Nigeria, we have an arrogant government that doesn’t refer God, listen to him and berate him.’’
‘’Prophets talk every day because God speaks always, it’s the responsibility of the government and security formation to pay attention and work on it. You can’t take chances when it comes to issues about national security.’’
Meanwhile, the man of God condoled with those who lost their lives, while revealing that there are still a lot of things that will happen in Nigeria before the end of President Buhari’s tenure in 2023.
Primate Ayodele noted that Nigeria needs serious prayers to avert the dangers he foresees from happening. He mentioned that until leaders start respecting God, things will not get better. He however called on Christians and Muslims to continue praying for Nigeria.
‘’In December 2021, the spirit of the Lord showed me that there will be an attack on our railways, train stations, airports but what did the government do about it? I warned them so they can pray and fortify security in those areas but they didn’t listen.’’
‘’It’s so sad that people had to lose their lives because of the ignorance of our government, I pray their families have the fortitude to bear their loss, it’s an unfortunate incident but we still need to pray, I still see danger ahead, nigeria is sitting on a time bomb.’’
‘’So many things will still happen before the end of President Buhari’s government, we need serious prayers, until the leaders start involving God in the affairs of this nation, things will not get better.’’
‘’I want all Christians to start praying for this country, Muslims should ensure they pray for Nigerian government and security during Ramadan period.’’
‘’We need to be watchful, more states will be affected, most especially the northern states, they need serious prayers because the troubles of Nigeria starts from there.’’
‘’This is not to say I’m against the government, northerners or security, this is a prophetic word of wisdom for those that can assimilate it, with the way the country is going now, we need prayers.’’
‘’ If bandits can attack airports, train stations, our roads, it means nowhere is safe. Government should seek the face of God more instead of technicality, they can do nothing on their own, only God’s divine intervention can help us” Ayodele warned.
Similarly, Primate Ayodele addressed the idea of the government tagging him as a ‘prophet of doom’, explaining that he is being tagged as that because his prophetic warnings doesn’t tally with what they want to hear.
‘’Whenever I warn against things like this, instead of listening, the government call me a ‘doom prophet’’. I am not bothered because that’s not what I am, I am just God’s messenger who foresees days of evil and how to avert it but it’s up to the government to listen. I’m not a friend to the government and when my prophecy don’t tally with what they want to hear, they tag it as doom prophecy, instead of listening’’
‘’All because they want to hear ‘good things’, they consult spiritualists, herbalists but there is a clear difference between prophecy and divinity. The difference is in intimacy with God, I have been on the mountain for days seeking the face of God and what I see is that the nation needs prayer, if they like they shouldn’t listen but if they don’t take to instructions, the unexpected will still happen.’’
‘’Danger lies ahead of us in Nigeria, the government should seek the face of God, respect God and commit things into his hands.’’, He concluded.