The Emergence and the Rise of Covid-19 in Rivers State: A Christian Traditional Perspective

Abstract

This paper focus on the Emergence and the Rise of Covid-19 in Rivers State: A Christian Traditional Perspective. The paper argues that Covid-19 according to Christian perspective is the fulfillment of the biblical prophecy that was foretold by Christ 2000 years ago concerning the occurrences of pestilences in the history of mankind; one of the signs of the ‘last days' of human history and a practical reminder of Christ's return to judge and reign over the earth. The paper contends that Covid-19, in the context of African Traditional Religion is akin to ogbanje, sorcerers and witches in the sense that it is associated with death, suffering, panic, fear, psychological trauma. The paper adopted historical approach to trace the emergence of Covid-19 and its gradual increase in the State. The paper recommends that the Rivers State Government should intensify more effort to ensure compliance of its citizens to Covid-19 precautionary measures because the virus is real and still ravaging.