The UK Home Office has banned
flamboyant Nigerian pastor, Bishop
David Oyedepo, from entering Britain,
a British government source told
SaharaReporters.

Mr. Oyedepo is known as
the general overseer of the Living Faith
Church Worldwide, otherwise known as
Winners Chapel. Headquartered in Ota,
Ogun State, the church has branches in
numerous parts of the world, including the
UK and US.

According to the source, the ban arose
from preliminary investigations by Britain’s
Charity Commission that determined that
monies donated to Bishop Oyedepo’s
church for charitable purposes were
funneled to Nigeria to fund the preacher’s
flamboyant lifestyle.

Bishop Oyedepo owns a plush private jet
and has a fleet of expensive cars, among
many other astonishing personal assets.
Bishop Oyedepo was barred from entering
the United Kingdom in July. However, when
SaharaReporters contacted Nicola Kelly, a
press officer at the immigration desk at the
UK Home Office, she declined to comment
on the case.

The same day, our reporter spoke to one
Emmanuel Igban, a media aide to Bishop
Oyedepo, but he denied that the high-flying
preacher had been banned.

But our British source asserted that Bishop
Oyedepo and one of his sons had been
aware of the probe of church finances for at
least three years now. He added that the
probe was triggered after the British Charity
Commission found out that the wealthy
pastor had taken out more than £16 million
from the UK since 2009. He added that the
commission closely monitors any
repatriation of church resources, disclosing
that any repatriation of funds of that size
was most likely illegal.

According to the source, Bishop Oyedepo
claimed that he was running a not-for-profit
religious organization, “but the commission
determined that he was diverting funds to
engage in a series of profitable ventures.”
Bishop Oyedepo, who recently turned 60, is
believed to be Nigeria’s richest pastor and
is widely regarded as one of the richest
televangelists in the world.

The UK government has distributed notices
warning airlines that operate flights to the
UK not carry the bishop.

Mr. Oyedepo’s private jet is also barred
from entering the UK airspace with him on
board.

A few years ago, Bishop Oyedepo provoked
international outrage when videotapes of
one of his church events showed him
slapping a teenage girl he accused of being
a witch. In the face of mounting criticism,
including calls for his arrest for assaulting a
minor, Mr. Oyedepo boasted that he would
slap the “witch” again.

www.saharareporters.com/2014/10/16/bishop-oyedepo-banned-entering-uk-over-church-corruption

God will kuku forgive all of us.

Hmmm na slap nw?

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when would we realize that these guys are human before what so ever they are.... Too bad nigerians see them as gods ...trust the white folks,they dont give a f**k who you are.

Flamboyant lifestyle indeed !! What happened to philanthropy and humanitarian services? Nobody says its bad to live a comfortable life as a man of God, but i believe a blessed man of God of such caliber would impact greatly on the lives of less privileged individuals in his society (not just is he blessed, he's a blessing by doing so).

Ewww for real?

[size=20pt] Heavily [/size] Brainwashed people be like:

Akdegreat:
Flamboyant lifestyle indeed !! What happened to philanthropy and humanitarian services? Nobody says its bad to live a comfortable life as a man of God, but i believe a blessed man of God of such caliber would impact greatly on the lives of less privileged individuals in his society (not just is he blessed, he's a blessing by doing so).

Fela was like;
*pastor's house na im dey fyn pass but my people dey live 4 poor surrounding.
Pastor's dress na im dey clean pass but my people no fit to buy soap*

oyedepo too do.

collecting from d poor to enrich ursef and family,
buyin private jet
expelling students cos of irrelevant issues..dis and dat.

I don't think dis man dey help the poor.

to , me..he's d opposite of tb Joshua.

These pastors self.

Why is it making news , he's neither the first nor the last.

ok, make we dey look