Christians and Muslims in Nigeria are invited to spend Thursday in prayer, beginning at noon, for an end to the Covid-19 crisis in the nation. The prayer initiative is available for viewing on the social media pages of the Nigerian Interreligious Council and national television stations.
This prayer initiative is organized by the Nigerian Interreligious Council (NIREC), an organization that consists of representatives of Nigeria’s two principal religions: Christianity and Islam.
In an interview with Vatican News, the Executive Secretary of NIREC, Fr. Cornelius Omonokhua explains the idea behind the prayer initiative. He notes that it was inspired by the example of Christians and Muslims in Liberia who prayed together during the country’s revolution. Based on that model, NIREC started to develop a “dialogue of social engagement” where “Christians and Muslims come together to pray for common concerns.”
