A social media user described how he lost his wife as a result of a false prophecy delivered at a Celestial Church of Christ church.
The anonymous victim responded to an investigation by the Foundation for Investigative Journalism by sharing his experience with the title, “PROPHETS OF THEIR POCKETS (I): At Celestial Church of Christ, the Prophets Are Scammers,” and shared by the founder, Fisayo Soyombo, on his Twitter handle.
According to the victim, his ordeal began in August 2020 when he noticed that his wife was becoming leaner and told his mother-in-law about it. She then took his wife to a Cele church. She allegedly received a “arrow” from someone at the church.
He said, “Because I was extremely busy at work and would not argue with my mom-in-law, I paid the fee they requested, N55k I think for the ‘ise’ (prayer). After a month or so, I went to see wifey and she wasn’t getting any better, so decided to move her to the general hospital and then she was diagnosed with ovarian cancer.
“In about five months I spent more than N1.3m treating baby but it was too late. Guess what baby still died leaving me a widower at just 27 with my beautiful young kids. All my savings gone because that one month she spent in church would probably have saved her life if we hadn’t spent it in church. (I) lost my job as well because her death broke me and I couldn’t concentrate, almost committed suicide.
“Since February last year, I haven’t step foot in any church but we thank God. Yes I believe in God but sincerely the church of God in Nigeria isn’t it. This is my story.”
