A fiery video of Bishop
David Oyedepo preaching at Living Faith Church has been uploaded to the
internet in which Africa’s wealthiest clergymen angrily advocates death for the
‘Islamic demons’ in Northern Nigeria.
“God has anointed me to
lead a revolution against Islamic jihadists,” Oyedepo
is seen heatedly shouting to his congregation in the YouTube clip. “If you catch anyone that looks like them –
kill him! Kill him and pull out his neck. I will spill his blood on the ground.
What nonsense!”
“What Islamic demons,” the influential cleric continued, his entire message interspersed with
loud ‘praying in tongues’. “If Nigeria
waits for the church to rise, Nigeria will disappear as a nation. You mean
government cannot protect people? What a mess… Even the president said they
(Boko Haram) have infiltrated his government. To do what? Must the North
continue to rule? What devils!”
Oyedepo further offered a prayer seemingly
supporting a split between Nigeria’s Muslim North and Christian South. “All the Northern forces that are sponsoring
these uprisings and killings – I decree the curse of God upon them. Lord, if it
is Your will to break up Nigeria – break it now!”
The Winners Chapel Bishop, in his heated address,
further implied that the censuses carried out in Nigeria were hugely
inaccurate. “Where are the human
beings? I wouldn’t be surprised if all the North is equal to Lagos! We have
never had a successful census in this country.”
He directly addressed the rumours that Boko Haram
agents were targeting his church. “I
was even told from reports that they were targeting this church. If you see
anyone here, kill him. Kill him and spill his blood on the ground. I am saying
that to you. What nonsense! What devils!”
Oyedepo claimed he was sent by God ‘as a prophet of
liberation’ to release Africa from the snare of Islamic terrorists. “Therefore, the roots of Boko Haram –
whether from Sudan or Saudi Arabia – become rotten today! I stand today with
every anointing on me and I declare the Boko Haram camp cursed! I declare their
collaborators cursed! I decree their sponsors cursed!”
According to Oyedepo, “I have called the fire too many times. I am privileged to be an expert
in calling it. If I look at a witch with my kind of eyes, it is dead. There is
no praying. If my eyes meet your eyes, the bigger will consume the smaller
one.”
Although there is no date on the sermon televised
on Dunamis TV belonging to Abuja Pastor Paul Enenche, the clip was uploaded in
November 2014.
Oyedepo’s terse message comes at a time when
tensions are already rising in view of the upcoming Nigerian election in
February 2015 which will pit former Head of State General Muhammadu Buhari
against incumbent President Goodluck Jonathan.
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