CAN Declares Three-day Prayers, Mourning over Insecurity

By Onyebuchi Ezigbo

The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) has asked Christians to observe three-day prayers for God’s intervention and mercy regarding the growing insecurity in the country.

An internal memo sent by the General Secretary, Daramola Bade Joseph to the leadership of CAN, said the prayers would take place by from Friday, May 28 to Sunday, May, 30.

The me memo reads: “This is to inform you that the CAN President, in view of the continuous killings, banditry and host of other problems in Nigeria has considered it imperative and absolutely necessary that our country needed prayers for God’s mercy and intervention in our land.

“Consequently, all local churches are expected to gather in the evening of each day set aside for the prayers to pray to God in the attitude of mourning or soberness for the bloodshed of many innocent Nigerians most especially Christians”.

It urged Christians to pray for atonement of the blood of many innocent Nigerians that evil people had shed or for those kidnapped and abused in various ways.

“We should pray that God should forgive our sins wherever we as a church or Nigerians, especially our leaders had sinned against God,” CAN said.