Stealing COVID-19 relief materials’ll attract grave consequences –Abiara

A former General Evangelist of the Christ Apostolic Church, Prophet
Samuel Abiara, has warned against the stealing of COVID-19 relief
materials, saying God has promised to visit those who do so with a
terrible disease.

He, however, called on people to always adhere to safety guidelines and
not panic because of the coronavirus disease, adding that “coronavirus
will soon become a thing of the past.”

Quoting Ecclesiastes 1:9-10, Abiara in his message, titled ‘Divine
message to the world’, said the pandemic was not new. He therefore asked
religious leaders in the country to continue praying for mercy and
divine intervention, saying only God could put an end to the pandemic
that had been ravaging the universe for months.

He said, “This is not the time to fear or panic, rather it is a time
that calls for sober reflection as individuals, families and leaders at
all levels. We must ask ourselves where we have missed it. It is a time
of confession and repentance from ungodly ways of life; time to seek
God’s forgiveness and mercy for ourselves and our nation.

“God said I must warn those that are in charge of COVID-19 relief
materials not to steal or take anything from those things. The
consequence of such wicked act is that terrible disease will never cease
from that person’s generations. So please be warned. God will show the
world mercy again.” While commending leaders at all levels, starting
from the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.) to religious
leaders, health workers, not-for-profit organisations, kind-hearted
individuals and organisations for their respective roles so far, he said
it was time people returned to farming as the pandemic could bring
about food shortage.

He added, “God said let people go back to farming. The Federal
Government must also shift attention from oil and gas sector to
agriculture. Let them give necessary support to anybody or organisation
that shows interest in farming. This will help us prepare for the coming
famine.

“The happenings all over the world are signals that we have come to the
end of this age as predicted by Jesus Christ. We are living in the end
time and the second coming of our Lord Jesus Christ is just around the
corner.”