#EndSARS Violence: Pope Francis Calls For Urgent Prayer For Nigeria

The Catholic Pontiff, Pope Francis, yesterday, called for urgent prayer for Nigeria to avert every form of violence.
Nigeria has been engulfed by violence, looting, destruction of properties and killing of innocent people in the aftermath of the #EndSARS protests.
But Pope Francis, in his tweets, yesterday, at the Vatican in Rome, said what was not expressed in love of neigbhour was not true love of God.
He added that what was not drawn from one’s relationship with God was not true love of neighbour.
The Pontiff said there should be constant search for social harmony through the promotion of justice and the common good of others in Nigeria.
According to him, “What is not expressed in love of neighbour is not true love of God; and, likewise, what is not drawn from one’s relationship with God is not true love of neighbour.
“Let us pray to the Lord for Nigeria, so that every form of violence might always be avoided, in the constant search of social harmony through the promotion of justice and the common good.”
It would be recalled that there had been widespread violence after the #EndSARS protests demanding an end to police brutality, went awry.
Scores have died across the country and hundreds injured, with many houses, police stations, properties of corporate organisations, vehicles, hotels, court buildings, among others, vandalised or destroyed.
The international community has appealed for calm, and urged Nigerian authorities to probe the use of force by security operatives.