Posted on: www.dailyguideghana.com
By William Yaw
Owusu
Tuesday, April
12, 2016
Popular Nigerian pastor Temitope Balogun Joshua, commonly referred
to as Prophet TB Joshua, says he has seen a vision that there is going to be a
terrorist attack in either his country Nigeria or Ghana within the next few
days.
The revelation has jolted the Ghana Police which have put its men on
red alert.
Prophet TB Joshua made the chilling prediction whilst addressing his
congregation on his Emmanuel Television live telecast at the Synagogue Church
of All Nations (SCOAN), Lagos, Nigeria on Sunday.
Fear and panic was created because prophesies of the Nigeria mega
tele-evangelist had mostly come to past with Ghanaians who believe in such
spiritualities wondering if it is the turn of Ghana to witness the deadly
terrorist attack.
“I want us to come
together and pray for these two nations: Nigeria and Ghana because I am seeing
Thursday, Friday, Saturday –if I may say Thursday – because these evil people
they are very funny.
Anything can just happen. You will be very shocked to see
what happened, because when the prayer is going in this direction they
[attackers] dodge this direction.”
“I see Thursday, Friday, Saturday pray for these two nations over
attack. I am seeing attack. And that will be in a foreign way. The attack will
come not in a local way. Please for these two nations for protection.
He said “the evil one is saying can ‘we go this way or can we go
that way?’. Anyone that is free they want to enter so pray for protection.”
The pastor kept repeating Thursday, Friday and Saturday and said the
attack will not be an internal issue but a foreign invasion.
Calm
Following the announcement of the potential terrorist attack on
Ghana, the Ghana Police Service urged Ghanaians to remain calm.
In a statement issued on Monday, the police assured the
public that “security agencies have jointly put adequate measures in place to
forestall any terrorist attacks or disturbances.”
“All the requisite operational strategies, including
intelligence gathering and tactical deployment of personnel have been unfolded
to nib any breach of the peace in the bud. In view of this, the Police is
seeking the co-operation of the general public in the fight against the scourge
of terrorism and other violent crimes. The public is, therefore, implored to
bear with the Police any inconveniences efforts to deal with the situation may
cause,” it added.
The statement further entreated Ghanaians to be vigilant
and report any “suspicious parcels or items” left at public places and other
vantage points, as well as “questionable characters” to the Police for
necessary actions to be taken.
TB Joshua’s prophesy comes on the back of terror alert issued by
the National Security Council which said countries within the West African
sub-region are at risk and not ruling out Ghana particularly with hosting of
two suspected Al-Qaeda terrorists detained at Guantanamo Bay in the United
States.
Three countries in the
West African sub region- Mali, Cote D’Ivoire and Burkina Faso were recently
attacked by terrorists aligned to Al-Qaeda.
Christian
Council
In the ensuing debate, the Christian Council of Ghana has asked the
security agencies to exhibit high level of professionalism and not run the system
on the “back of prophecies.”
General Secretary of the council Rev Dr Kwabena Opuni-Frimpong told Joy FM yesterday that it was time for
the security agencies to put in place measures at various ports of entry to
avert any possible terrorist attack and leave prophecies for Christians to pray
about.
The Christian Council believes that the security agencies in Ghana
are not doing enough to prevent possible terrorist attacks, saying “even before
prophecies or anything, we have been told that the security people have given
that signal… but ask yourself, what has changed? What is different?”
He cited the installation of cameras on high streets in Kenya and
said security agencies in Ghana must beef up security in the country. He said
security had been beefed up at the Kenyan Airport and its environs when he
attended a meeting there recently.
“In this country, (however), anybody who drives a V8 (vehicle) with
tinted glass does not stop at police check [points]…the police allow them to
go. We must be professional. Yes, we have prophecy and everything, but we must
be responsible and do what [they] are supposed to do. We should not sustain
fear and panic," he said.
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