Oyedepo Declares Nationwide Seven-Day Midnight Prayers as Insecurity Deepens, Renews 15-Year Warning

• Bishop David Oyedepo has called for a nationwide seven-day midnight prayer programme in response to worsening insecurity across Nigeria, urging citizens to seek divine intervention as attacks and abductions escalate.

The Founder of Living Faith Church Worldwide and Senior Pastor of Faith Tabernacle, Bishop David Oyedepo, has declared a seven-day nationwide midnight prayer initiative to address the rising insecurity confronting Nigeria.

The announcement was made on Sunday by the Senior Pastor of Dunamis International Gospel Centre, Pastor Paul Enenche, during a sermon in Abuja. Enenche explained that Bishop Oyedepo had expressed deep concern over the increasing wave of violence across the country.

According to him, the prayer programme will run nightly from 11 p.m. to 12 a.m. for seven days, beginning Sunday, with specific prayer points prepared by Oyedepo.

Enenche stated:
“Our Father in the Lord, Bishop Oyedepo, is very bothered and passionate about the situation of the country. He has called on like-minded people for a seven-day prayer for the nation at midnight, from 11 p.m. to 12 a.m., starting tonight.”

The call for prayers follows a similar declaration by the Governor of Borno State, Babagana Zulum, who announced Monday, November 24, 2025, as a statewide day of fasting and prayer for peace in the state and Nigeria.

Zulum said:
“As a people of faith, we believe our security strategies must be underpinned by prayer. I hereby declare November 24 as a Statewide Day of Fasting and Prayer for the restoration of peace.”

He urged residents of all faiths to participate and seek divine intervention for lasting peace.

Recent weeks have seen multiple abductions and violent attacks across the northern region, including the kidnapping of 25 schoolgirls in Maga, Kebbi State; 315 students abducted from St. Mary Catholic School in Niger State; and an attack on a church in Eruku, Kwara State, where scores were abducted and two worshippers killed.

Amid the escalating violence, Bishop Oyedepo reiterated a warning he first issued 15 years ago while addressing worshippers during the 4th Pre-Shiloh Encounter Service.

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He said:
“Developments in the past two weeks in Nigeria are worrisome, to say the least. We need a prompt response in prayers to stop the killings once and for all. All the innocent blood being shed is speaking vengeance. The perpetrators will pay with their lives.”

Affirming his commitment to the nation, he added:
“No one is more Nigerian than myself. We all have our ancestral grounds. Power passes power; no power passes the power of God.”

He urged all members of the church to actively participate in midnight prayers, saying:
“We are going on a midnight raid in prayers. Every member of this church should be awake for one hour before violence descends into anarchy. A church was invaded during worship, people were killed and abducted, and nothing happened? The God of justice is rising.”

Quoting scripture, he referenced Psalm 85:8:
“‘I will listen to what God the LORD will say, for He will surely speak peace to His people.’ I’ve been shouting this for 15 years; He has prompted me to speak again.”

Calling for justice against perpetrators of terrorism and kidnapping, Oyedepo said:
“We shall be calling for justice against those responsible for acts of violence. All Winners should anoint their houses. Every attack against the church shall be met with divine justice. Don’t politicise human life; it is immoral.”

He urged Nigerians to join hearts in unity for the midnight prayer chain from 12 a.m. to 1 a.m., calling it a crucial spiritual intervention for the country’s survival.