There have been several calls in recent times for the breaking of Nigeria into three major tribes that form the nation. This call has suddenly increased in this administration as a result of the nepotistic character of the Federal government. The calls all come from genuine concerns seeing that the North seem to pose more demerits to the south than merits. While I share all these concerns, my stand is quite different.
I have been studying prophecies about Nigeria for about 5 years now. I have examined the contents of prophecies from S.G. Elton, Benson Idahosa, Ruth Elton, Cindy Jacobs, Paul Gindiri, Intercessors for Nigeria, FGBMFI, the Fulani prophecy and different prayer conferences from 1984 till date. I have also studied the role of men like Usman Dan Fodio, George Goldie and Oduduwa in the formation of the country and in all of this, every prophecy and prophetic intelligence point to that there will be challenges, but the nation will overcome.
The only prophecy that seems to suggest a break is the encounter Usman Dan Fodio has with a Watcher where the Watcher said 'that “the kingdom you have spilled so much blood to build will not last for more than 200 years. Your children will beg to visit the southern part of the places where you have conquered”. This word seems to suggest that there will a need for the Northerners to get visa before they can enter the south. But before we conclude, we need to read this in light of the other prophecies because we "see in part and prophecy in part".
Considering the words of people like S.G. Elton and Cindy Jacobs, it is clear that the nation will remain as one despite the oppositions. In 1983, Pa S.G. Elton described a profound prophecy given to him by the LORD. "Africa is like a gun pointed down. Its turret and muzzle is South Africa. Its trigger is Nigeria." If Nigeria breaks, that prophecy will fall to the ground. The African trigger will still be there, but Nigeria won't be around to fulfill the prophecy. Cindy Jacobs positions Nigeria in a strategic position for world evangelism. Needless to say that Nigeria has a lot of prophecies hanging on her shoulders and her breaking will render this unfulfilled.
The cries for secession is majorly as a result of the insecurity that has its root in the North and is flowing strongly into the land. The untamed Fulani herdsmen that has turned into a militia and radical Islam that already has a stronghold in the North Eastern part of the nation. As much as these are genuine reasons why the South wants to pull out of Nigeria, I make bold to say that we would be playing into the hands of the devil if there is a break. Apart from the prophecies that would hang in the balance, we would be opening up the North to a great devastation.
Presently, the Northern Christians are under siege and most of the killings do not get to the media. If we break away, the subsequent Arewa nation will unanimously become a Muslim nation which will make Jihad a legal affair. What do you think will happen to the believers there? What becomes of the churches that are already been threatened in the Nigeria of today? Your guess is as good as mine. There is a reason why the LORD made sure that we are together. The salvation of one is in the hands of another.
The new PFN President, Bishop Wale Oke, recently said that he is now sending funds to some Northern churches. The truth is that the Northern churches need the Southern churches at this time. We need to stand by them in prayers, funds and advocacy. Remember how Paul rallied the European churches to send funds to Jerusalem because of the challenges the church there was facing. We need to do the same right now.
As someone who has had a spell of full time missionary work in the North, I find it hard to call for a secession. The unsaved souls in the North is almost double of the number of believers in the South. The number of souls that need to be reached in the North is enormous! What happens when we leave? What becomes of the unsaved souls there? The same challenges we are facing with Islamic nations will surface in Arewa.
Secession is not the solution to the insecurity we are facing. It doesn’t even out rightly guarantee that Oduduwa and Biafra will be free of terrorism. We all need to stand against terrorism and her apologists and wipe the menace off our lands. The current administration has made these challenges looks as if it cannot be solved. They made herdmen seem to be untouchable. Miyetti Allah makes boasts on national TV and still walks the streets and so we are thinking that leaving the union will solve our issues.
Breaking away is not God’s will
Breaking away will not guarantee
peace
Breaking away will not solve our
problems.
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