26/05/2024
Just in: Tension Erupts at a Church During Father's Day Celebration
A heated confrontation broke out during a Father's Day celebration at a new generation church in the Iheorji area of Aba, leading to an altercation between a church member and the pastor
The incident began when the church's pastor made a controversial statement during his sermon. He urged congregants to prioritize honoring him as their spiritual father with their financial and material resources over their biological fathers. Additionally, he claimed that any marriage blessed by a biological father without his, the pastor's, authority, would fail to bear fruit or last.
This pronouncement did not sit well with Mr. Chima Okorie, a member of the church, who openly challenged the pastor's remarks. The confrontation escalated when the pastor instructed the ushers to forcibly remove Mr. Okorie from the premises. Eyewitnesses reported that Mr. Okorie was manhandled and ejected from the church.
The situation intensified when Mr. Okorie returned to the church accompanied by several young men, believed to be his relatives and kinsmen. In a dramatic turn of events, they proceeded to reclaim all the property Mr. Okorie had previously donated to the church.
Efforts by AfriBell to reach the church's pastor and Mr Okorie for comment have been unsuccessful.