Primate Elijah Ayodele, leader of the INRI Evangelical Spiritual Church, has accused National Security Adviser Nuhu Ribadu of dismissing urgent alerts ahead of the deadly Benue attacks.
In a statement released on Wednesday, Ayodele claims he phoned Ribadu “about 130 times,” sent texts, hand-delivered letters—and even enlisted a military general—only to be rebuffed each time.
The cleric said his apocalyptic vision of the carnage was documented in his annual prophecy book, Warnings to the Nations, weeks before the tragedy struck.
He lamented, “When you put people who don’t respect God in power, these are some of the things that happen,” blaming Ribadu and other officials for the bloodshed.
Ayodele was particularly scathing, suggesting the NSA refused to see him because he thought he might ask for cash.
“Probably he thinks I want to collect money from him, and I wonder what he wants to give me that I don’t already have. I went to his office, but I was turned back. I went ahead to write a letter because God doesn’t want the death of innocent lives, but these people in power are something else.”
Further inflamed, he warned that Benue’s problem extends beyond the governor’s power and urged all leaders to respect divine counsel.
Ayodele said he even tasked a general to reach Ribadu with his warning—but was allegedly shut out once more.
In his final plea, the prophet implored authorities to “begin to respect God and listen to his warnings” to avoid further tragedy.
“The problem in Benue goes beyond the governor’s power, and that’s why I sent a letter to him and Nuhu Ribadu. I even called a general to reach out to Ribadu regarding the vision I saw about the Benue attack, but the NSA ignored it. Our governors and administrators need to begin to respect God and listen to his warnings in order to get things done rightly.”
