Former Head of State, Gen. Yakubu Gowon (Rtd), on Sunday, led a prayer rally against killings and Boko Haram attacks in North East region and the country in general.
Speaking at the prayer rally which held in Bauchi, Gowon, who is also the National Chairman of ‘Nigeria Prays’ lamented the various acts of terrorism and insurgency in the North East as well as general insecurity in the country.
He said the prayer rally was organised to fervently intercede for the country in these troubling times.
He prayed: “Lord, on behalf of Nigerians, we bring confession of the needless bloodshed, killings and attacks by the Boko-Haram insurgencies, banditry and the spate of kidnappings and all kinds of evil in various parts of Nigeria.
“We beg for your forgiveness, mercy and cleansing of our country faced with numerous challenges.
“All Christian faithful and other religions in the country should please pray to God to help with the solutions of Nigeria’s problems.
“We pray that the land of Bauchi and the entire North East zone shall receive God’s divine visitation and deliverance from insurgency.
“May this war of insecurity end in Borno, Adamawa, Taraba, Gombe, Yobe, Bauchi and indeed in the whole country.”
