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 left the church in anger and report to the
police at Idimu Area 'M' Command that Pastor Ofoedu
was threatening her life.
When Pastor Ofoedu, who hails from Abatete in Idemili
Local Government in Anambra State, 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 said 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.
Pastor Ofoedu was a clearing agent before he claimed he
had a call from God 3 years ago to open a church.
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