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8 Repentant Militants & Kidnappers Become Pastors At OPM by prof2007: 7:30am On Apr 20, 2021
No fewer than eight repentant Niger Delta militants and kidnappers undergoing rehabilitation in the Omega Power Ministries rehabilitation centre are now pastors, the General Overseer of the church, Apostle Chibuzor Chinyere, has said.

Chinyere said this in a telephone interview with the News Agency of Nigeria in Abuja on Monday.

The General Overseer said the repentant militants turned a new leaf after a divine encounter through evangelism organised for some of them in their various camps.

He said, “I preached to them and many of them hearkened to salvation call and gave their lives to Jesus Christ.

“Before I embarked on this move, I bought some estates to relocate them. Initially, when I preached to them, because I could not relocate them out of their place, it was easy for them to go back to their old ways.

“So, I decided that the best way to approach them is to change their environment and that became the first step of their healing process.”


The cleric said he took them to the estate, got them baptised and began to teach them the words of God.

“These kidnappers have wives and children, so what we did was to put their children in the free school operated by the church and at the same time established businesses for their wives.

“We started teaching them different skills and by the grace of God, after they acquired the skills, some said they wanted to be pastors.

“And, currently we have eight of them that are full-time pastors in OPM branches.


“Others are into different skills like carpentry, pipeline welding, scaffolding, and mechanic,” Chinyere said.

According to him, about 10,000 youths have been rehabilitated and reintegrated into society under the OPM rehabilitation programme for youths especially for repentant militants and commercial sex workers.

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Re: 8 Repentant Militants & Kidnappers Become Pastors At OPM by helinues: 7:32am On Apr 20, 2021
After wasting so many lives, extorted uncountable number of people...

Choi

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Re: 8 Repentant Militants & Kidnappers Become Pastors At OPM by PlayMaker14: 7:39am On Apr 20, 2021
helinues:
After wasting so many lives, extorted uncountable number of people...

Choi
Same way General Buhari pardon and welcome repentant Boko Haram terrorists for a presidential dinner.

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Re: 8 Repentant Militants & Kidnappers Become Pastors At OPM by helinues: 7:40am On Apr 20, 2021
PlayMaker14:
Same way General Buhari pardon and welcome repentant Boko Haram terrorists for a presidential dinner.

And how are they different?
Cos you want to argue for argue sake right?

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Re: 8 Repentant Militants & Kidnappers Become Pastors At OPM by PlayMaker14: 7:42am On Apr 20, 2021
helinues:


And how are they different?
Cos you want to argue for argue sake right?
My dear, I am just stating the obvious, not here to argue with anyone.

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Re: 8 Repentant Militants & Kidnappers Become Pastors At OPM by Anter: 7:43am On Apr 20, 2021
If they are truely repentant they should give credible information on their activities and financiers.

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Re: 8 Repentant Militants & Kidnappers Become Pastors At OPM by helinues: 7:44am On Apr 20, 2021
PlayMaker14:
My dear, I am just stating the obvious, not here to argue with anyone.

While you are having difficulty with my obvious comments right?

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Re: 8 Repentant Militants & Kidnappers Become Pastors At OPM by PlayMaker14: 7:46am On Apr 20, 2021
helinues:


While you are having difficulty with my obvious comments right?
Was my first reply really that hurtful? smiley

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Re: 8 Repentant Militants & Kidnappers Become Pastors At OPM by November1857(m): 7:49am On Apr 20, 2021
helinues:
After wasting so many lives, extorted uncountable number of people...

Choi
Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creation: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new (2 Corinthians 5:17). When God looks at you, He sees that whatever might have been wrong in your life before you were born again is now passed away.

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Re: 8 Repentant Militants & Kidnappers Become Pastors At OPM by helinues: 7:53am On Apr 20, 2021
November1857:
Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creation: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new (2 Corinthians 5:17). When God looks at you, He sees that whatever might have been wrong in your life before you were born again is now passed away.

Then that's purely a scam... You don't kill people intentionally with the hope of repenting later..

And same you people would be condemning about Boko haram rehabilitation..

Is that not hypocrisy?

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Re: 8 Repentant Militants & Kidnappers Become Pastors At OPM by helinues: 7:54am On Apr 20, 2021
PlayMaker14:
Was my first reply really that hurtful? smiley

I think you should direct that question to yourself sincerely... Remember, na you quote first

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Re: 8 Repentant Militants & Kidnappers Become Pastors At OPM by oluseyiforjesus(m): 7:55am On Apr 20, 2021
Serious
Re: 8 Repentant Militants & Kidnappers Become Pastors At OPM by PlayMaker14: 7:56am On Apr 20, 2021
helinues:


I think you should direct that question to yourself sincerely... Remember, na you quote first
You're just getting all worked up so early in the morning, just take a glass of water, you'll be fine. smiley

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Re: 8 Repentant Militants & Kidnappers Become Pastors At OPM by helinues: 7:57am On Apr 20, 2021
PlayMaker14:
You're just getting all worked up so early in the morning, just take a glass of water, you'll be fine. smiley

Sinners runneth when no one pursueth

At the end you couldn't dispute my comments...

grin cheesy

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Re: 8 Repentant Militants & Kidnappers Become Pastors At OPM by November1857(m): 7:58am On Apr 20, 2021
helinues:


Then that's purely a scam... You don't kill people intentionally with the hope of repenting later..

And same you people would be condemning about Boko haram rehabilitation..

Is that not hypocrisy?
You won't understand, cos you're a Muslim !

JESUS IS THE WAY THE TRUTH AND LIFE.

NO ONE COMETH TO FATHER, ACCEPT THROUGH HIM..

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Re: 8 Repentant Militants & Kidnappers Become Pastors At OPM by helinues: 8:01am On Apr 20, 2021
November1857:
You won't understand, cos you're a Muslim !

JESUS IS THE WAY THE TRUTH AND LIFE.

NO COMETH TO FATHER, ACCEPT THROUGH HIM..

My friend, stop that religion balderdash... To my best of understanding, I am still charge of my senses without referring to one old fairy tale book or one dog of men

Why committing the crime intentionally with the hope of repenting later? That's pure nonsense

And to say you that you suddenly turned to pastor this morning , have you not been condemning the rehabilitation of Boko haram and herdsmen members?

That speaks much of your hypocrisy

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Re: 8 Repentant Militants & Kidnappers Become Pastors At OPM by akanke79: 8:05am On Apr 20, 2021
helinues:
After wasting so many lives, extorted uncountable number of people...

Choi

The extortion continues in the church.All religions are man made when you follow them,do it cautiously so you dont destroy humanity.
Religion teaches hypocrisy because you want to pretend as something else.

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Re: 8 Repentant Militants & Kidnappers Become Pastors At OPM by HONESTFACT101(m): 8:08am On Apr 20, 2021
helinues:


Then that's purely a scam... You don't kill people intentionally with the hope of repenting later..

And same you people would be condemning about Boko haram rehabilitation..

Is that not hypocrisy?

Ha
a hypocrite calling someone a hypocrite what a day cheesy......signing out

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Re: 8 Repentant Militants & Kidnappers Become Pastors At OPM by helinues: 8:08am On Apr 20, 2021
akanke79:


The extortion continues in the church.All religions are man made when you follow them,do it cautiously so you dont destroy humanity.
Religion teaches hypocrisy because you want to pretend as something else.

Honestly, I am still yet to get the logic behind this religion stuffs.

So some people would commit crime intentionally with the hope that they can repent anytime they feel like and all their sins would be forgotten

Like seriously?

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Re: 8 Repentant Militants & Kidnappers Become Pastors At OPM by helinues: 8:10am On Apr 20, 2021
HONESTFACT101:


Ha
a hypocrite calling someone a hypocrite what a day cheesy......signing out

Definitely the message must be ignored while no sparing for the messenger...

Signing out ko, signing in ni

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Re: 8 Repentant Militants & Kidnappers Become Pastors At OPM by HONESTFACT101(m): 8:10am On Apr 20, 2021
helinues:


My friend, stop that religion balderdash... To my best of understanding, I am still charge of my senses without referring to one old fairy tale book or one dog of men

Why committing the crime intentionally with the hope of repenting later? That's pure nonsense

And to say you that suddenly turned to pastor this morning have not been condemning the rehabilitation of Boko haram and herdsmen members speak much of your hypocrisy

And have you condemned anything this failed government does undecided......signing out

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Re: 8 Repentant Militants & Kidnappers Become Pastors At OPM by helinues: 8:12am On Apr 20, 2021
HONESTFACT101:


And have you condemned anything this failed government does undecided......signing out

I thought you said you are signing out, so you have quickly signed in back... Joker

Anyways, achieves don't lie... We speak things the way it is

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Re: 8 Repentant Militants & Kidnappers Become Pastors At OPM by akanke79: 8:15am On Apr 20, 2021
November1857:
You won't understand, cos you're a Muslim !

JESUS IS THE WAY THE TRUTH AND LIFE.

NO ONE COMETH TO FATHER, ACCEPT THROUGH HIM..

Did you believe Jesus is the way because the white man told you so or God revealed it to you. Or through massive indoctrination.
The problem of the black race is Islam and christianity.

These religions make us feel inferior and have low self esteem.On the one hand,Muslims are saved by Arab prophet and the christians by a white caucasian male who died for their sins so they can make heaven.When did God become a racist when the black man is the prototype of all races?

Only Islam and christianity believe in heaven and hell.These two religions killed,maimed and murdered enmasse innocent souls and still continue till today.

The christian west hold world power to destroy weak nations while the muslims fight back for control through stone throwing,Bombings,Jihad.Islam and Xtianity are two sides of the same coin with its calamities on mankind,they are the origins of cultism ,US vs them.
I am not an aethist but these are my honest views after undergoing research.

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Re: 8 Repentant Militants & Kidnappers Become Pastors At OPM by HONESTFACT101(m): 8:18am On Apr 20, 2021
helinues:


I thought you said you are signing out, so you have quickly signed in back... Joker

Anyways, achieves don't lie... We speak things the way it is

the way you have tactically avoided my question to spit balderdash shows you possess one of the top qualities of a ZONEB......signing out

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Re: 8 Repentant Militants & Kidnappers Become Pastors At OPM by helinues: 8:38am On Apr 20, 2021
HONESTFACT101:


the way you have tactically avoided my question to spit balderdash shows you possess one of the top qualities of a ZONEB......signing out

Anyways, achieves don't lie... We speak things the way it is

You probably have comprehension problem Vampire

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Re: 8 Repentant Militants & Kidnappers Become Pastors At OPM by helinues: 8:39am On Apr 20, 2021
akanke79:


Did you believe Jesus is the way because the white man told you so or God revealed it to you. Or through massive indoctrination.
The problem of the black race is Islam and christianity.

These religions make us feel inferior and low self esteem.On the one hand,Muslims are saved by Arab prophet and the christians by a white caucasian male who died for their sins so they can make heaven.When did God become a racist when the black man is the prototype of all races?

Only Islam and christianity believe in heaven and hell.These two religions killed,maimed and murdered enmasse innocent souls and still continue till today.

The christian west hold world power to destroy weak nations while the muslims fight back for control through stone throwing,Bombings,Jihad.Islam and Xtianity are two sides of the same coin with its calamities on mankind,they are the origins of cultism ,US vs them.
I am not an aethist but these are my honest views after undergoing research.

Guy you wicked oo,even if you asked their G.O's, dog of men this same questions, I am sure they would Usain Bolt.

Majority of the religious folks stopped making use of their free senses long time ago

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Re: 8 Repentant Militants & Kidnappers Become Pastors At OPM by heendrix(m): 8:44am On Apr 20, 2021
PlayMaker14:
Was my first reply really that hurtful hurting? smiley
Re: 8 Repentant Militants & Kidnappers Become Pastors At OPM by BAZ001: 8:53am On Apr 20, 2021
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Re: 8 Repentant Militants & Kidnappers Become Pastors At OPM by ozark(m): 8:53am On Apr 20, 2021
lol...this country eh... somebody will kidnap, kill and will be free tomorrow?

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Re: 8 Repentant Militants & Kidnappers Become Pastors At OPM by naIraiaND: 8:53am On Apr 20, 2021
Hmmmmm

But psychologist know that humans don't change.
All these repentance shit is a fraud

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