Bishop David Oyedepo has declared that Nigeria will never become an Islamic state as he raised concern over rising attacks on worshippers and communities across the country.
The founder of Living Faith Church Worldwide made the declaration during the 4th Pre-Shiloh Encounter Service on Sunday.
He said the surge in killings and abductions had become worrying and called it a direct attack on innocent citizens.
According to him, the situation demands a spiritual response from Christians nationwide.
“The Church of Christ in Nigeria is indestructible. The gates of hell cannot prevail against it. Nigeria will never become an Islamic state. Never, never, never. The battle is raging. The Islamic jihadists are running. But we belong to a higher realm of authority,” he said.
He condemned attackers and those he accused of sponsoring violence in different parts of the country.
“Five people were shot dead in a church last week. Thirty-five abductees can’t tell where they are. And they are demanding a hundred million from a village setting. Every perpetrator of these killings and their sponsors come under a curse today,” he added.
The cleric directed members of the church to embark on seven days of intensive prayer from midnight.
He described it as a spiritual operation aimed at confronting insecurity and strengthening protection over families and communities.
“When this church prays, God hears. All who are baptised in the Holy Ghost will join me in praying extensively in the spirit. There will be catastrophes in the camp of the wicked,” he said.
Oyedepo urged Christians to anoint their homes and workplaces and take spiritual responsibility for their safety.
He announced that the operation would begin at midnight and warned that attacks on church members would no longer go unanswered.
“Any member of this church touched equals fire and brimstone in the camp of the enemy. I’m saying so by the Holy Ghost. Go and try it,” he said.
