An Osun-based cleric, Evangelist Paul Olusegun Gbadebo Oyeniran, has called on the Federal Government to urgently organise a nationwide, interfaith prayer session as a divinely inspired solution to Nigeria’s ongoing security challenges.
The General Overseer of the Ambassador of Christ Teaching Evangelical Ministry in Ode-Omu made the call after claiming he received a vision from God warning of escalating insecurity and the risk of a national crisis if urgent spiritual intervention is not undertaken.
In an interview, Evangelist Oyeniran said he had a vision involving a prominent Nigerian figure — possibly a past or current president — fleeing a violent attack. The figure, dressed in traditional attire and escorted by security, appeared deeply anxious.
“He told me he had to leave before the attackers caught up with him,” Oyeniran recounted. “Though I didn’t see who was harmed or the next target, it symbolised the spread of danger across the country.”
Following prayers for interpretation, Oyeniran said God revealed the vision was a warning about the threat of banditry, terrorism, and social unrest engulfing the country. He said the solution offered by God was clear: a national prayer session led by the Ministry of Interior.
He urged the Minister of Interior, Dr. Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, to spearhead a one- to two-hour prayer event involving respected clerics from all major religious groups. The prayers, he said, should occur simultaneously across the country on a predetermined date and not interfere with daily government or business activities.
“This is not about religion or ethnicity. It is about the soul of our nation,” Oyeniran stressed. “A few appointed spiritual leaders can stand in the gap and intercede for the country.”
The evangelist also referenced past visions he claimed to have received and documented, some of which he said were published in newspapers or submitted to national leaders. He notably recalled a warning he delivered to the Aso Rock Villa on June 8, 1997, during the Abacha regime, foretelling change if the government did not reform. General Sani Abacha died exactly one year later, on June 8, 1998.
In closing, Oyeniran appealed to Nigerian leaders to forsake actions he described as ungodly and to take heed of spiritual warnings.
“There is danger ahead if this nation continues to provoke the wrath of God,” he warned. “We must act now — not just politically or militarily — but spiritually.”