A Lagos State High Court has ordered the writer/publisher of Our Daily Manna, Rev Chris Kwakpovwe and the Registered Trustees of the Chapel of Liberty Church to pay a lawyer, Tamara Egbedi, N9, 454,000, for negligence.

According to TheNation, Egbedi had gone to court after she lost seven teeth and suffered other injuries when she fell into an uncovered concrete gutter running in between the seats during an anointing service organised by Kwakpovwe at the National Stadium in Lagos in 2010.

Delivering judgement in suit no. LD/359/2011, Justice SBA Candide Johnson said that from the evidence adduced by the parties, it was clear that Ms. Tamara suffered injuries at the venue while attending the crusade.

“It is difficult not to observe that for the Defendants who put themselves forward as spiritual shepherds of their sheep that they appear to have demonstrated scant care and concern for victims of their January 2010 spiritual crusade and have likewise by the letter of their lawyers (Exhibit F) dared this Claimant to go to Court, the Defendants appear to have elected carnal warfare over spiritual warfare thus leaving it to the Courts of Law to intervene,” he said.

Continuing, the judge said:

“It is virtually ridiculous for Rev. Dr. Chris E. Kwakpovwe to invite the general public and the Claimant to a programme which they expected to and which “recorded a huge attendance” and then without any remorse or conscience, argue that they only rented space at the National Stadium so he and his religious ministry owed no duty of care or concern for the welfare and safety of the guests they had invited to their own spiritual “party” or event organized by their church.

It is this type of reckless impunity and consciencelessness that makes many people complain about callousness and wickedness in Nigeria.”

She said she informed Rev. Kwakpovwe at the end of the service. She said the defendants denied liability and insinuated that her threat to go to court smacked of gold digging and expressed readiness to “meet you in court.”

https://lailasnews.com/church-ordered-to-pay-n9m-to-member-who-lost-7-teeth-during-crusade/

ah! Seven teeth bawo



Is the crusade a boxing competition?

NOTE: comment made to create humour. I hope una go stop mentioning me

The day someone falling through anointing knock blood out of my mouth in a church in Lagos is the day I learnt my lesson.

damiloladuke:

“It is difficult not to observe that for the Defendants who put themselves forward as spiritual shepherds of their sheep that they appear to have demonstrated scant care and concern for victims of their January 2010 spiritual crusade and have likewise by the letter of their lawyers (Exhibit F) dared this Claimant to go to Court, the Defendants appear to have elected carnal warfare over spiritual warfare thus leaving it to the Courts of Law to intervene,” he said.

Lol

You've sowed 7 teeth, it's time to reap.

Good

Meamwhile, how about that collapsed synagogue.

The judge nice self.

I feel like losing 14 teeth all of a sudden. Which church go invite me today?

I thought they were having a miracle service?
What stops the pastor from healing her instantly or giving her assurance that she will be healed (praying for her) knowing fully well this incident occurred 2010 (8years )

Church will not pay but pray for new teeth to grow or tell u how blessed you are to have lost your teeth for the sake of the church

ok

Dem go pay am and collect the money back with threats...
They'll tell him Holy Spirit will give him smack down..

They should pay her jare...

Postanalyser:
ok

God will punish those who support killers into high offices in this country....

See as people will start suing churches.

7 WAT?

Hmmmm I reserve my comment

This is definitely a landmark judgement, churches will be more careful from henceforth. Imagine if 100 people filed a joint suit and the court gave this same in favour of each of them, the church wldnt survive it.

We want N35m. N5m for each Tooth lost.

But she was looking for a miracle n one came her way.

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Buffalowings3:
Good

Meamwhile, how about that collapsed synagogue.

And the collapsed Bishop Akan Weeks church in Akwa ibom that killed many people also.

Wiseandtrue:
Imagine the reply to someone who lost 7 teeth

A lady for that matter

The lady knew that the CHURCH is in for making money and she equally wants her share!

Absolutely!! Some of these so called men of God have no conscience at all

GavelSlam:
That's a terrible accident.
Thankfully, the court saw merit in her claims.
Time to pay up.

Na wa for u

It is this type of reckless impunity and consciencelessness that makes many people complain about callousness and wickedness in Nigeria.”

decatalyst:
ah! Seven teeth bawo

Is the crusade a boxing competition?

Rushing to post comments without reading the article. Lazy yoot