Mountain of Fire Ministries suspends overnight vigils, orders services to end 8pm nationwide over insecurity

Citing escalating security worries across Nigeria, the Mountain of Fire and Miracles Ministries has banned overnight vigils and ordered that all church activities must wrap up by eight in the evening.

 A circular dated June 5, 2026, carrying the instruction, was sent to Regional Overseers and branch pastors. The directive is effective immediately.

Under the new rule, every service, meeting, and programme at any level of the organisation must finish by 8 p.m. for the foreseeable future. The church has also indefinitely halted all overnight vigils and late-night prayer meetings. Should such gatherings be deemed essential, leaders must convert them into evening prayer sessions that still end at or before 8 p.m.

Temitope A. Olawale, Director of Administration for the MFM International Headquarters and Nigeria, signed the memorandum. He explained that the move is a precaution driven by the current security climate. 

“The directives are purely precautionary and aimed at safeguarding the lives and well-being of our members in the face of the current security situation in the country,” the statement said.