It will prov0ke America’: Primate Ayodele sends strong warning to 10 Nigerian states over looming bandit att∆cks
‘It will provoke America’: Primate Ayodele sends strong warning to 10 Nigerian states over looming bandit attacks
The leader of INRI Evangelical Spiritual Church, Primate Elijah Ayodele, has warned that some terrorists in the northern part of the country are planning coups against governors.
In a statement on Sunday, February 1, signed by his media aide, Osho Oluwatosi,n and obtained by Legit.ng, Primate Ayodele warned that terrorists, allegedly supported by local and international actors, are actively plotting to shut down government offices and depose Emirs from their positions.
The cleric explained that the governors have to increase their security formation to avoid such an embarrassing situation from occurring.
Governors in the northern part must increase their security so that terrorists will not attempt a coup to remove a governor or shut down the government offices. They can even vacate some Emirs from power in the north.
“They have local and international backup, and this must not be taken lightly. Let’s navigate solutions spiritually and technologically because this will trigger America’s annoyance.”
Speaking further, Primate Ayodele revealed that bandits are planning to attack in the next three months.
“Bandits are planning serious attacks in Borno, Bauchi, Katsina, Niger, Adamawa, Zamfara, Ondo, Edo, Kaduna, and Taraba states. It will be serious, and all the military formations must
Nigeria has witnessed an increase in bandit attacks in recent years, especially in the northwest and north-central regions. A 2025 investigation showed that, in the two years since the current government of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has been in power, at least 10,217 people have been killed in attacks by gunmen in Benue, Edo, Katsina, Kebbi, Plateau, Sokoto, and Zamfara states.
Benue state accounts for the highest death toll of 6,896, followed by Plateau state, where 2,630 people were killed.
Do you think the cleric’s warning should be taken into consideration, and what do you think the authorities are not doing right in the fight against banditry across the country? Share your views in the comment section.
