The founder and General Overseer
of Faith Alive Christian Centre located at 43, Dada Olowu Street, Abule
Taylor, in Abule Egba, Lagos State, southwest Nigeria, has been sent to
prison for allegedly giving false prophecy to a member of his church.
P.M.NEWS learnt that Pastor
Obi Ofoedu, who hails from Abatete in Idemili Local Government in Anambra
State, was a clearing agent before he claimed that he had a call from God three
years ago to establish the church.
The pastor landed in trouble
during the church service after he claimed that he received a divine vision
that his church member, Mrs Favour Okafor, would face calamity in her place of
work and she can only avert the impending doom if she comes to the church for
special prayers.
Mrs. Okafor said she disregarded
the prophecy and challenged the pastor for giving her a false prophecy.
She told the pastor that he did
not receive the vision from God and nothing bad would happen to her.
This infuriated the pastor who
allegedly said that she would be inflicted with stroke and illnesses for
doubting his prophecy.
Mrs. Okafor narrated that she
left the church in anger and went to report to the police at Idimu Area
‘M’ Command that Pastor Ofoedu was threatening her life.
When Pastor Ofoedu was arrested,
he denied the allegation.
He told the police that he only
gave Mrs. Okafor the message he received from God but she was not comfortable
with it.
He added that he cannot retract
the message because he was only a messenger of God, saying that the complainant
should not attend his church if she does not like the vision.
The pastor was subsequently
charged to court for conduct likely to cause breach of peace by threatening
Mrs.Okafor with illness.
Pastor Ofoedu pleaded not
guilty to the charge.
The presiding magistrate, Mr
P.E. Nwaka, granted him bail in the sum of N50,000 with two sureties in like
sum.
He was remanded in prison
custody pending when he will perfect his bail conditions
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