The Supreme Head of Cherubim and Seraphim Unification Church of Nigeria, Dr Solomon Alao, has declared a three-day prayer over the threat of the deadly coronavirus to human existence and asked Nigerians to join in.

Alao also pleaded with everyone in the world, irrespective of their religion or tribe, to take part in the prayer that will begin on Wednesday, March 24 and end on Friday, March 26, 2020.

The prayer will hold at 3 pm, 6 pm and 9 pm daily, for the period.

A statement by the Chief Public Relations Officer of the church, Apostle Muyiwa Adeyemi, quoted the head of the church to have said that, “Without prejudice to what the government is doing, we as Seraphs know the greatest weapon we have against epidemics, which is prayer and the time has come to use prayer to end this pandemic.

“For three days, I want all Nigerians and those who wish this country well to join me in spirit, in this Prayer of Faith. We want to pray King Solomon’s prayer at a time like this as recorded in 2 Chronicles 7: 13-14, which says, ‘If I shut up heaven that there be no rain, or if I command the locusts to devour the land, or if I send pestilence among my people; If my people, which are called by my name, shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways; then will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will heal their land.’”

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The cleric also urged Nigerians, especially Christians to cooperate with the government to stop the spread of the virus by observing social distance and personal hygiene, and suspending all activities that will see more than the number of people approved by the government to be in a gathering, in a church or on a prayer ground.

He prayed for the victims of the coronavirus in various hospitals, saying Jesus Christ will touch and heal them. He also prayed for the repose of the souls of those already killed by the disease.