After defying the government order on social
distancing during last Sunday church services, the General Overseer of Living
Faith Assembly (aka Winners Chapel), Bishop David Oyedepo, has disclosed that
churches and mosques are the safest places where persons infected with the
COVID-19 pandemic can be easily detected.
He made this statement last Monday in a viral video
he shared on social media after being heavily criticised by Nigerians for
flaunting government orders.
The cleric said: "This plague is the work of
the devil targeted at world leaders, and the only solution is to return to God
and call on Him.
"Human beings can't do without contacting one
another which makes the virus worse. Markets are the number one places where
contacts can't be avoided, yet it's not closed down yet."
Oyedepo said fear was the major weapon of the
devil, hence "we must not give room to fear. We must not fear the virus,”
adding that with fear, humans can easily become enslaved to it.
He, however, said he wasn't against government
policies, saying: "I am not against government policies aimed at
controlling the spread, but schools are a safe place to detect who has the
virus or not just like the churches and mosques, where who has the virus can be
detected, because in these places, people can easily be controlled and
checked."
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