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Article: Anarchy and God come to Lagos
- Article from:
- The Independent (London, England)
- Article date:
- October 1, 1995
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THE SINGING is carried along on the beat of drums and the
discordant note of an old trumpet. The congregation of the National
Church of Christ is in full swing, hips swaying and hands raised in
rapture. Music from the street's two other evangelical churches
wafts through the windows.
A middle-aged woman steps up to the altar and takes the
microphone. She gives praise to the Lord for being alive. Her home
was broken into by robbers who miraculously - "Yes, my brothers and
sisters, miraculously" - left empty-handed.
Here, beneath the blue neon crosses by the altar, the world is
transformed into a place where prayer and brotherly love ensure the
triumph of good over evil. But out in the muddy ...