He said it was no coincidence that after his declarations at his church headquarter on Sunday, February 26, things started happening.
“There are no coincidences with God. It was a carefully calculated divine declaration that has set the wheel in motion for Kanu’s release. I can’t take credit for it. God only chose to birth it through me. Everyone in church on that Sunday witnessed how God directed me away from the message that I was already preaching, to make the declaration that I made about Nnamdi Kanu’s immediate release.
“That is the way of a true prophet. It’s like the wind. You don’t know where it’s coming from. You can’t tell where it’s going. I’m sure some people thought I was trying to play some politics. Thank God for always confirming his words. You’ll see that even Dasuki’s own case will soon begin to receive positive attention in line with court orders. God wants Nigeria to be a better place for all and we are the watchmen who will oversee the transformation of this country for the better.
“I am calling on the federal government to do whatever they can to release him immediately. I hope they treat this call as extremely urgent. And I have my reasons,” the cleric said.
During his sermon, a visibly angry Okafor had lambasted some Nigerian preachers who according to him had not done enough to chastise the blatant misrule by the current government in Nigeria.
He wondered why the government of president Muhammadu Buhari has failed to honor court orders demanding the release Kanu, while calling for his immediate release.
In what seemed like a strange coincidence, Dr. Chukwuma Soludo, Prof. Pat Utomi and other Igbo leaders were in Abuja on Tuesday, February 28, to demand for Kanu’s release.
The next day, Justice Binta Nyarko of the Federal High Court struck out six out of the 11 count criminal charges against Kanu. The court also held that IPOB is not an unlawful group.