‘Its time for this Benue killings to stop’ — RCCG G.O says

Pastor Enoch A. Adeboye says it is time for

The General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), accompanied by his wife, Pastor Mrs. Adeboye, paid a visit to the state on Friday, March 16, 2018.

Daily Trust reports that he discussed the killings by suspected Fulani herdsmen as he prayed for God to intervene and stop the manslaughter.

In his words, “Men can be corrupted, they can decide to do what is not 100 percent correct with the assistance of others but there is no way you can compromise the holiness of God. He is a Holy God, he created us all. And I know when we call on him to intervene, what is impossible for man is possible for God.

“We will call on God to fight this battle that we cannot fight. I’m here to pray for the state that the helper of the helpless will fight our battle. We will ask God to arise and put an end to this bloodshed. Let there be peace in Nigeria as a whole. There will be no more bloodshed in Nigeria.”

Pastor Adeboye prays for God to stop killings

Addressing the audience, Adeboye also said, “The governor is my son, the wife is my daughter and my children cannot be in trouble and I will fold my arms and do nothing.

“I would have come here before now but was guided by the spirit not to visit Benue before the President. The challenges are enormous but we know who to run to, and that is God Almighty.”

Pastor Adeboye ended by condoling Governor Samuel Ortom, who had earlier described him as his spiritual father.

He said, “We have felt every pain you have felt. We have wept when we saw you weeping. As a matter of fact, there is no way a man of God will not feel the pain when he sees mass burial anywhere.

“Some of those people are our children and some are not yet converted, so we suffer double loss. When somebody is dead, you can’t convert that person. That is why we want these killings to stop. The Almighty God who doesn’t play, pranks or compromise can stop it.”

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Benue Killings

The state has been troubled with violent attacks this year.

Reportedly, over 100 people have been killed by suspected cattle herders.

The most recent attack was on March 5, 2018, which resulted in the death of at least 24 people.

It took place in Omusu Edimoga, a village in Okpokwu Local Government Area of the state.