A 55-second video, titled: “The Church of Christ in Nigeria in Danger”, has been circulating on social media especially on WhatsApp and Facebook, claiming that the Nigerian government has concluded plans to set up an agency to monitor churches across the country.
The professionally produced video kicked off with pictures of Nasir el-Rufai, governor of Kaduna state, and President Muhammadu Buhari, unnamed inside sources in Aso Rock, Nigeria’s state house, revealed to the makers of the video, that the administration of President Muhammadu Buhari has hatched a plot to against churches in Nigeria.
The video claimed that this plot would be carried out through a new agency that would be established in August, National Faith Relations and Regulation Commission (NFRRC), and would be given the task of “monitor and regulate church operations” in Nigeria.
The video claimed that the agency roles would include to monitor church operations, to scrutinize church account, to restrict pastors from maintaining foreign accounts and to regulate church messages to avoid “hate speech”.
The video also stated that other functions of the agency include prohibiting churches from investing in the housing and aviation sectors, and the agency will prosecute pastors and prominent church leaders who engage in “hate preaching.”
The video then claimed that Bishop David Oyedepo of the Winners Chapel, Pastor Paul Enenche, of the Dunamis International Gospel Centre and Apostle Johnson Suleiman of the Omega Fire Ministries Internation (OFM), have been marked as the first targets of the agency.
It said the presidency had earmarked Suleiman Abba, a former inspector-general of police, to head the so-called NFRRC.
The video called on Christians to protect and defend the church. Also, ends with a hashtag: #VoteWise2019
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