I bleed for Nigeria. There is a silent war - pray for Nigeria

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I bleed for Nigeria. There is a silent war - pray for Nigeria

As you pray for peace over the war in Ukraine, and Russia, please pray for Nigeria too…A population of about 210 million people living both at home and abroad. There is a war in Nigeria too! A silent war. A prayer for Nigeria will impact West Africa, Africa and the World as a whole because "We are all indeed connected!"

Nigeria is in a war too! A silent war! A huge war! Terrorised not just by the various terrorist factions but also by its leaders, old, illiterate, clueless leaders refusing to give way for young educative and reformative minds & leaders. Nigeria has bucket loads of young educated, multitalented, multi-skilled leaders located both in Nigeria and other Nations and making great positive changes…

I cry for Nigeria. I bleed for my home Country.

There is a silent war in Nigeria.

Help Nigeria, Pray for Nigeria?

I weep for Nigeria.

During the SARs riot in 2020, I came forward and asked for prayers for Nigeria and I prayed openly for Nigeria too. This time, I am moved by the terrorist attack at the Kaduna International Airport and the attack on a new train service heading from Kaduna city to Abuja city, the capital of Nigeria. Leaving many dead and many more missing. Destroyed the small attempt by Nigeria to join the modern World by way of good transportation systems.

This attack left many dead including a young medical Doctor, Dr Chinelo?who was shot whilst on the train and bled to death! She reportedly twitted from the train “I am on a train, I have been shot, please pray for me.”??How sad, how heart-breaking! What agony her family must now face. Pure agony!!!?

This could have been any Nigerian, rich or poor taking advantage of the newly launched train transport. One may be lucky one day but what about other days? E.g., when you happen to be at the wrong place at the wrong time. I.e., on a train departing between Kaduna city and Abuja city, two prominent cities in Nigeria….? Abuja is the capital city of Nigeria!

?I cry for Nigeria. I bleed for my home Country.

There is a silent war in Nigeria.

Help Nigeria, pray for Nigeria?

I weep for Nigeria.

Nigeria is plagued by terrorists’ factions, ritual murders, extreme poverty existing alongside extreme opulence. Extreme poverty of the mind, imprisoned minds, lack of directional leadership, money mismanagement, extreme greed, the quest for opulent living, beyond means. Please pray for Nigeria.

?I cry for Nigeria. I bleed for my home Country

There is a silent war in Nigeria

Help Nigeria, pray for Nigeria?

I weep for Nigeria.

?May the souls of Dr Chinelo and all others who died in the Kaduna train attack rest in peace.??My deepest condolences to their families. I cry with you… My deepest condolences to the citizens of Nigeria on this sad, devastating, heart-breaking news. Nigeria is in a war, pray for Nigeria.

?I plead with the renowned Churches and Church leaders, millionaires, and billionaires, in Nigeria, splashing their money on materialism, exotic mansions, exotic cars, private jets etc. my heart bleeds. Where the Country Leaders have failed, you still have the capacity to make CHANGE with your individual or collective wealth and influence. At the risk of sounding like a broken record, vanity upon vanity, all is vanity. TRUST ME, when you leave this World unexpectedly as most people will, YOU will take nothing with you!!!

This is not just a lesson on morality. It is a call for social justice, and social responsibility. A call for empathy, and love?for fellow humans. Love for your country, empathy for your fellow countrymen.?

I cry for Nigeria. I bleed for my home Country

There is a silent war in Nigeria

Help Nigeria, pray for Nigeria?

I weep for Nigeria.

A poem, a cry for social justice, a cry for social responsibility & prayer request for Nigeria - A beloved home Country.

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?Vivian Oby Okeze - Tirado

Social Justice Gold Award Winner England 2021/2022

Author of Diversity Acrostic Poem & Book