The authorities of Federal Capital Territory (FCT) on Saturday, has arrested the General Overseer of Jesus Reign Family church, Apo, Pastor U Uden for violating a ban on Public gatherings.
POLITICS NIGERIA had reported how the FCT authorities banned religious and social gatherings in their bid to curb the spread of COVID-19, a deadly respiratory disease.
In a video posted on FCTA social media pages, Attah Ikharo, the Chairman of the task force, told the pastor how he violated the government rules.
This paper also learnt that when the team arrived the church, he continued the service while the team waited to avoid confrontation. He was arrested thereafter. Mr Ikharo, while addressing the church, highlighted biblical injunctions that agree with the stance of the government. “When the Pharisees confronted Jesus asking him if they should pay tax, He said: Give unto Caesar what is Caesar’s.”
Recall that, on Saturday, the team stopped an ongoing wedding service in a Christ Embassy Church located at Jabi-Utako area of Abuja.
“Nobody has come to torment the house of God. We won’t do it. But it was clearly stated and we all understand very clearly what the Bible recorded and what Paul told the children of God in the book of Romans 13:1-3. He was very explicit.”
“That all authorities that be are ordained of God that we all bear rules that we be properly governed. And even in Daniel 4: 17 and 25, it was clear when Daniel spoke to the king and made it very clear that Jehovah reigneth in the kingdom of men and through which He guides the affairs of men.”
“We don’t like to do this but when we see these people and understand the calamity we are all in, we must tell ourselves the truth that this is an extreme gathering. We have been to the radio and televisions to warn you,” Mr Ikharo told the congregation members on Saturday.
He then proceeded to arrest the Pastor. As of the time of filing this report, Nigeria has recorded a total of 97 confirmed cases of the pandemic.
FCTA Enforcement Team arrests self-styled General Overseer of Jesus Reign Family church, Apo, Pastor U Uden for violating ban on places on worship.
Despite the presence of the team he continued the service while the team waited to avoid confrontation. He was arrested thereafter pic.twitter.com/CMejmVNuun
— Official FCTA (@OfficialFCTA) March 29, 2020
The government of Nigeria are serious to ban church gathering what of club house party and hotels parties operations Nigeria you people act well as a worldly people as the result that the scriptures may be fulfil. But remember that the you live right now is not by sanitizer or nose mask or scientific discovery but that same God that you people are molesting their servant still give you for the matter of fact is only God Almighty can wipe away these deadly disease or Else the hold world will vanished in condemnation done do things to challenge the all Almighty God because you have pointed out as a leader you think you can speak for the eternity you are just a common decaying object God first do not lost your faith in God because of test of trial the world is undergoing this happened to clear you that the world is at end that the trumpet may sound any moment from now remembere all this molesting of the children of God their cries are going up to the Father in heaven which you can not stand his wrath no matter who you are just for instance this so called covid-19 is unrespectful to any body don’t take everlasting cries to your self thank you . only God can wipe away this disease scientist are not greater than God Almighty in any aspect of wisdom or knowledge my own contributions here is please let the Church to host so that Satan will be shame. Thank you all.
This is what I’m talking about the men of God should not afraid to violate the government dicision on their religions if truly it’s they knew it only God that can heal at this time they should come out and tell the govt and so call the richmen and the world the truth according to the scripture and YOU SHALL NO THE TRUTH AND IT WILL SET YOU FREE . bet me many pastors and Alfas we die immediately after this coronavirus is over and they will go to hell because they are afraid to lose their integrity, and there life because of this matter the govt don’t care about the common people and the only place the people there trust is God which is the house of God and now you deprived them that they should go and die in the house where there’s no food and anything the richmen stock up there houses let them take the man of God away the God that stood with Daniel mechark and Abednego will be with him .