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Zimbabwe Deports Nigeria Pastor by HrmOlolade(m): 11:05pm On Oct 10, 2015 |
The dreaded Central Intelligence Organisation
(CIO) of Zimbabwe was Tuesday accused of
“abducting” two Nigerian churchmen who are in
the country as an advance party for Dr. Chris
Okafor (The Oracle of God). Dr. Chris Okafor is
the General Overseer of one of Nigeria’s fastest
growing prophetic ministries, The Liberation City
Church.
Dr. Okafor had dispatched from Nigeria about
seven members of his church to Zimbabwe to
make preparations for his arrival for a conference
convened by a Zimbabwean cleric, Pastor Joseph
Billy Paul Magorimbo (of Glory to All Nations
Ministries aka Fire)
Five of the Nigerians in the advance team were
reportedly deported on arrival early Sunday
morning but the other two who arrived on a
different flight were allowed into the country
following a court order obtained by Magorimbo’s
lawyer, Jonathan Samkange. The authorities, late
Monday reportedly took in Magorimbo and the
two foreigners who had been granted entry and
“questioned them for hours”. Samkange who is in
Namibia confirmed through one of his aides that
“state security agents had quizzed Magorimbo
and the two foreigners“.
“Yes we have been told that Magorimbo and the
two Nigerian Pastors went to the immigration
department headquarters and were questioned
until midnight yesterday” (Monday). “About nine
people questioned them and accused Magorimbo
of trying to smuggle into the country a Nigerian
Pastor who had made a negative prophesy about
the President” (Robert Mugabe), Samkange said.
“How can the Zimbabwean immigration claim
that the man of God and his team were being
smuggled in when indeed the Zimbabwean
authorities carried out proper investigations into
their trip and in fact issued them original
Zimbabwean visas dated 18th September, 2015,
and mailed the visas by themselves to Nigeria
before the trip?” a Liberation City Church
member in neighboring South Africa asked.
Samkange said he had inquired with Assistant
Regional Immigration Officer in charge of
Compliance and Enforcement, Francis Mabika as
to what the problem was. “He told me it was not
him and he had no say as to what was
happening“.
Dr. Okafor, leader of the Liberation City’s Chris
Okafor World Outreach Ministries has, according
to Samkange, cancelled the trip following the
threats and clear indications he may not be
allowed into the country. According to media
reports, High Court Judge, November Mtshiya
early Sunday granted Magorimbo and the two
Nigerians a provisional order allowing them
unfettered entry into the country but immigration
authorities reportedly declared they would defy
the order, according to a senior immigration
official, Francis Mabika.
Samkange on Tuesday accused Mabika of being
in contempt of court. “The High Court granted an
order in Mabika’s presence and he is now
defying a lawful order of the courts. It is called
contempt“, the Zanu PF legislator said.
Samkange said Justice Mtshiya, “even remarked
that the department of immigration was soiling
the country’s reputation“.
Part of Mtshiya’s provisional order issued in the
early hours of yesterday read: “Respondent
(chief immigration officer) is interdicted from
interfering with the applicant’s stay in the
country until October 10.” Mtshiya challenged
the State to “show cause why a final order
should not be granted”.
It could not be established what prophesy Okafor
had made that could have angered authorities.
The Man of God had earlier given a
precautionary prophecy regarding Mugabe’s
death, if he (Mugabe) didn’t put his house in
order. African “prophets” have at one time or
another made predictions relating to Mugabe’s
death or departure from power. Some wonder
why Okafor’s prophecy would be treated with
such aggression. But most Zimbabweans deny it
has anything to do with a prophecy from the Man
of God. They are strongly of the opinion that
some popular local church leaders in Zimbabwe
had engineered the move to fend off competition
for the “spiritual space” currently occupied by
Prophets Emmanuel Makandiwa and Walter
Magaya. They claim that these men of God,
especially Walter Magaya have in the past
frustrated other influential men of God from
entering into Zimbabwe, in a desperate bid, as
some of them put it, “to protect and preserve
their business interests”.
“Our understanding is that there are certain so-
called men of God in Zimbabwe and religious
leaders calling themselves prophets who are
working in cahoots with their political
connections to block foreign preachers from
coming. It is a clear religious war that has been
turned into a political game-show” an irate
Samkange said.
Dr. Chris Okafor has been in the news a lot lately
for his unrivalled prophetic accuracy and
unequalled humanitarian overtures. Dr. Okafor is
about the first prophet in Africa to receive the
Accurate Seer Award. According to one
Botswana follower of Dr. Okafor, “I have been to
so many places and this is the first time in my
life that I have seen a prophet who will not only
prophecy to you – because even witches and
psychics can see stuff, but he gives you solution.
That’s why he is different from others and trust
me, very soon, he will take over Africa“.
Dr. Okafor whose strange birth was prophesied
to his parents by one Prophet Basil, has been on
a constant tour around the world to win one
billion souls for Christ through his Chris Okafor
World Outreach Ministries (COWOM). The man of
God has also empowered thousands of artisans
through his Chris Okafor Humanity Foundation.
He literally spends hundreds of thousands of
dollars monthly to empower widows and the less
privileged, winning hearts and minds across
board. According to the man of God, “Ministry for
me is empty without social responsibility. We
must help the poor in our midst. Otherwise, we
are just chasing shadows. This is what I was
born for“.
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Re: Zimbabwe Deports Nigeria Pastor by ahnie: 4:31am On Oct 11, 2015 |
What a lenghty epistle.someborry should please help with summarizln. |
Re: Zimbabwe Deports Nigeria Pastor by tpiar: 11:14pm On Dec 09, 2015 |
hope he'll return after sorting it out. |
Re: Zimbabwe Deports Nigeria Pastor by Nobody: 6:37am On Dec 10, 2015 |
Black men everywhere |
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