By Osagie Alonge
- Bishop Oyedepo
The popular pastor and founder of the Living Faith Christian Church International also known as Winners’ Chapel is being sued for N2b for slapping a young girl last year during a church service.
Premium Times reports that the law suit is coming from a Lagos based lawyer Robert Igbinedion who said he filed the suit on behalf of the young lady, at the Ogun State High Court ‘for the enforcement of the lady’s fundamental rights to freedom from inhuman and degrading treatment, human dignity, fair hearing, and freedom from discrimination.’
Igbinedion, who is a solicitor at Salus Populi Chambers, and represented the victims of the celebrated Pastor Emeka Ezeugo (aka Reverend King) in 2006 is seeking an award of N2b as ‘general and exemplary damages’ against Oyedepo.’
‘If a wrong is done to the young lady, she is bound to receive justice for that wrong. The respondent ( Oyedepo) made the alter call for witches to come out, he did not make a similar call for other categories of sinners like illicit drug dealers, contract inflators, fraudsters, adulterers, and fornicators in the church‘, Igbinedion explained.
In the suit, Igbinedion said that the young lady, while answering an ‘illegal’ alter call, was trying to explain herself when the pastor gave her ‘a dirty and thunderous slap.’
In December 2011, a video of Oyedepo slapping a teenage girl during church service for saying she is ‘a witch for Jesus’ appeared on video sharing website YouTube and soon went viral accumulating over 69,000 views.
Days later, another video appeared on YouTube with Oyedepo saying, ‘People now complain on the Internet that I slapped a witch. If I see another one, I’ll slap.’
52 comments
touch not my annoited nor do my prophet no harm……………..may God see my bishop tru all dis
Ppl should leave our renowned man of GOD alone.
Hmmmm mmay God help us
My papa didnt do any wroge…leave him alone b4 God get angry wt u guys…dat girl most b a fool to pick cal at the alter of God
The gal is a witch agreed, buh pastor dnt av d rite 2 hav slapped ha, God says be humble like a dove nd b wise like a serpent, God wil c u tru pastor. Buh dnt let it apun again
May God bless this lawyer. This is a step in the right direction. This nonsense type of religious practices that abuses the poor and venerates the rich including thieves must stop
na waoh. d bishop u fall my hand 100%. if na JESUS,
wetin He for do? He wud have simple say “Devil get
he behind her” or “I set you free” or “u strange voice
loose her in Jesus Name”. to slap? totally n
embassaraingly wrong ooo
people shld be very careful young girl plz dont play wit ur destiny
stop criticising man of God,,
make una go sue jesus as hm flog people wey dey sell for church nw,wo eva ate oyedepos 2bilion is in trouble
May God forgiv u ol…. Oyedepo is wrong… He should b setting good examples not bad ones… Jesus would never tell any one “you’re free to go to hell” is that a good word from a man of God? He accused her of witchcraft and could not cast out the demon, he increased schl fees in convenant and still shunned parents who complained by tellin them the money they pay is not up to what he uses in cutting is grass lawn… Nowadays, churches av nw becom money making ventures nd not a religious gathering. Only God knows who serves him. As for me, I am Oscar, and I am a different ball game entirely. If Oyedebo slaps our house help or anyone I know, I will slap him on the alter the next sunday… God punish man of God wey no b man of God… Him no be Elijah… Abeg sue the asshole.
He should have cast the witches out of them rather than making a alter call and praying that the witch wouln’t be delivered and she should go to hell. Jesus came so that we can be saved and make Heaven.Titus 3:5-7, Ephesians 2:8-9,Romans 5:8,1 Peter 3:18.
This is seriouse. only God knows who is serving him
Judge not so that you will not be Judged… Pls becareful with what u post. (THANKS)
under no circumstances must the pastor slap the girl .we christian should lay a good example to the unbeliver.
Ask Oyedepo: “what would Jesus have done in such a situation?”. I think Nigerians are just too sentimental and unnecessarily religious.
Hun!!! This is amazin God knows who’s serving him, but did you know if you ask bishop while he slap the gul he’ll definatly hav sometin to say. Not withstanding guys pls mind wat you say about an anoited man of God
Hmn!..world of wonders…..a whole bishop?..im speechlez….. Tel me if its pastor,wot do we do?
Shallom !!! . . I c plenty of ignorance in play here. , deliverance can take any dimension depending on what pattern d Holy Spirit decides as in d case of Gehazi . . .if all u need is a slap to b delivered, why not thank God for His mercy upon u . . All will b well !
Please,stop all these destructive critictsm.would you mock him and incure the wrath of God in d process?.you see,i very much believe that God has a great lesson to teach him and us in a time like this.I believe God will see him through this.
The mission of ministries is to set souls free, humility can be important in the process, and not necessarily acquiring and showing off material things and building monarch. God made sure Jesus would would come first & set examples. A lot of pple atound the world are looking for motivation to go to church, to think of him more and to serve him more not scandals
I knt really tel, if he z right or wrong. Bt God whom he serve kn tel n judge better. Though it z perfectly scritural dat God is not against chastizment. Foda mor d motive behind ur action iz wht maks it rit or wrong. So May God free us 4rm diff forms of ignorance n give us a beta undastandn hrt on money,rit n wrong etc IJN! Amen. B u Anointed, solicitor or ur name….
Bible ref hebrew ch12
D girl was sent frm satanic kingdom 2 bring down d name of d man of God. Herself and d Lawyer shuld beware nt 2 invite God’s wrath
God shul ve d final say on dis and all issues pls becareful wat u say
this is a man of God so anointing harvesting souls to the word of God, Be mindful to what you are doing against to Man of God, Bcos he is a blessed one.
Someone must follow the life of this lawyer and see how his life ends.
someone must follow the life of this man and see how it ends.
You want to sue Bishop Oyedepo for slapping a witch?I deeply sympathise with your family for your end.Do you want cheap popularity?Please find it somewhere else.Do not heap coals of fire on yourselve.
dat is why i love my pastor. dr dk olukoya. even if he see a witch, he just commands
“be ye imitators of god as dear children”says the bible,papa only followed jesus footstep.papa has done more good to d society dan bad n if u think bishop or other men of god are doin ministry 4 money,i beg u to do ur own ministry n schul 4 free.wen dis man dey fast,dey study,dey labor where u dey abi u tink say success dey apen by acident now u dey chuk eye 4 him money,lazy people na by force make u go covenant university abi papa go covenant university?if d tin easy like dat go do ur own,as 4 me o i give credit to papa,d man done try,he fit slap any witch god no go vex
When some people were going to stone the woman sinner in the Bible, I bet Jesus did not pick up a stone and joined in. But when people were trading and making money in the church Jesus drove them out with a stick. We have to be careful what we do in Nigerian Churches.God have mercy on all of us Amen. If Jesus was like some of these Nigerian Pastors, i BET HE WOULD BE THE RICHEST mAN ON THE PLANET.The only Donkey Jesus used was not even his, it was borrowed.
God have mercy on us.
Be careful wit wat u say about man of god.ooohum
una dey worship man of god,he dey get richer,una dey get poorer
If only u pple knw d damages witchs hv cost ur fellow nigerians u’ll prefare her head shld v bn cut off cos d bible said suffer ye nt a witch 2 live,my advice 2 dose dat tinks,Do Not Speak Evil or Rots Against Any Man of God,omenma say so
This Jesus i believe is for all of us, atleast the bishop should’ve listened to her explanations first. Now the law does’nt condem anyone for being a witch, the bishop is guilty. Jesus was right by sending people out of the Church with a cane when you consider the memoranda that extablished the church. Thanks
I believe Mr Oyedepo is does not have any right to slap
the young girl for saying she is a witch for Christ.
I also believe that Mr Oyedepo is not a true servant of
God rather he is defrauding people of their hard earned
money. The money is making cannot save him on the
day he will be judged by the Almighty God.
I believe Mr Oyedepo is does not have any right to slap
the young girl for saying she is a witch for Christ.
I also believe that Mr Oyedepo is not a true servant of
God rather he is defrauding people of their hard earned
money. The money he is making cannot save him on the
day he will be judged by the Almighty God.
I believe Mr Oyedepo does not have any right to slap
the young girl for saying she is a witch for Christ.
I also believe that Mr Oyedepo is not a true servant of
God rather he is defrauding people of their hard earned
money. The money he is making cannot save him on the
day he will be judged by the Almighty God.
nomatter d case may be man of GOD hav no right to slap his follower.infact,it is highly shameful,i beg GOD dat baba dudu(satan)should not use dat against him when He died.
Pls read Act 13:6 – 11, he didn’t slap her bcos she is a witch, he slapped her bcos she was blasphemy d name of christ.
Some things don’t bother us bcos we don’t have d love of christ in us. If d love is there u will not b able to tolerate a lot of tins ppl say or do against God and his name. There is a different between when one is sinning and one is playing with d tins of God. Wat does she meant by ‘she is a witch for christ’
I can see a lot of person here are emotional and pouring out their personal grievances against him. I bet u dat u wil change ur opinion of him only if u get closer to him and understands hw he operate.
@ Iyenoma, when did ur pastor become a man who fights for God.
Please he should start praying for this country,
remember Prophet Elisa and the Prophets of Baal.
No body fights for God Almighty. All through the new testament,
Jesus Christ our Lord did not show us such example.
The apostles did not fight back even when they were prosecuted.
I believe so much of what the bible teaches than what pastors say.
A soft word like I am Sorry will quench this fire before it …..
wot d pst need 2 do is 2 cast out d witch but he as alow SELF 2 ply it role derby leadin 2 sin. We need 2 b heavn focus ad not church goer which mny of d coment portray.
pple are just scared to say it straight to so called man
of god, man of god! man of god! yes they are man of god
but should dey use that to put fear in our heart when they
misbehave. cos man the bishop has misbehaved under
human right law. i know the good lord also respect the
law of the land. oyedepo u have assualted that lady,
and u boost u will still do it again. there is no
justice in this country of ours. If i slap u oga
bishop am sure u will not turn the other chik for another
slap cos the first one will shake ur face. think about it.
u called the witches out only to slap her,what if she had
pounce on you and immidiately after the slap what would u
do. u will cause her i guess.
let me tell u oga pastor a big sorry would have change
everything but ur ego and pride will not allow u. wat a
man of … u are.
even the good lord showed compasion, i wonder if u have
any in you, she is emotionally disturbed and cheated,
oga bishop u showed violence to her by slapping her.
all becos ur are the one and only winners founder,
convenent university landlord. internationally famous,
untoucheable.
with all ur status still ur are not perfect, so dont
boost of slapping her again let me tell u oga
oyedepo
George,can u compare urself wit any winner?u shuld av told us u envy oyedepo.u will nt av share 4rm d n2bn except u r among d mp dat rubb witout a gun
If i c more,i’ll slap more is nt d solution but 2 command d evil spirit out.we cant be like GOD, we ar all human being.
things of d spirit cant be understood by d unregenerated minds bcos they are spiritually discerned!jesus flogged manmont misguided congregation,smith wigglesworth used to slap,punch n kick pple who come for healing when he flourished here,lawyers looking
The man of god probably misconstrued what the girl meant in the first place. There is such statement as embarassing blessing,which I guess even this pastor will say amen to. The lady did not say she is a witch for satan but for christ! So where did she go wrong in her semantics. The intollerabilty of the pastor to witches of satan probably misled him. What ever any one says about oyedepo, generally speaking he is a good man, anybody could slap anyother person in religious orgies and such things are often overlooked. For this lady to have taken him to court,it’s a sign of people generally knowing their right. If the man of god will settle out of court,an apology may do. The lady other hand may actually be psychologically disturbed.
how can their be a ‘witch of christ’.it’s like mixing salt nd sand together,people should also think twice b4 u comment
i think God knows better.
D lawyer is a mad man, let him go n look 4 money sumwr instead of hoping on d man of GOD money. Who knws wthr d girl wz sn by him? U’re a shame to a legal practise, nonsense man, shameless fool to legal professio. Beta go & look 4 othr means of making money.