The Bible that states that, ‘in the end of the world, so many people
will forsake the love of the father and purse material things’ is
actually right as the word is now coming to fruition.
It was
recently gathered by us that, the Redeemed Christian Church of God
(RCCG) and the Christ Embassy are currently locked in a dispute over a
parcel of land located along the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway, and the two
leaders of the churches, Pastor Enoch Adeboye and Pastor Chris
Oyakhilome are stoking the crisis by their actions and inactions.
According to findings, the two churches claim ownership of the land,
spread across Oloke, Asese, Maba and Gideon Villages in Ogun State and
have been unleashing torrent of criticism and employing mercenaries to
tackle each other.
It is so amazing that the men of God who so
much believes in the teaching of Christ that ‘nothing we brought to the
world and nothing shall we go with’ engaged in such a dirty fight over a
mere parcel of land. Sources around the area told us that, in March,
this year; there was a big fight between mercenaries of the two churches
on the controversial land where some lost their lives.
We learnt
that the Christ Embassy’s thugs were led by one Lukman Jimoh popularly
known as Ogo Oluwa and they drove to the place in a Volvo Car and Toyota
Hiace Bus.
We also gathered that recently RCCG petitioned the
Inspector General of Police, and asked him to intervene in the case of
trespass on the church land and the malicious damaged to the church
property.
In the petition, a copy made available to an online
magazine called orijoreporter, while recounting how they came about the
property, RCCG said that despite the fact that the land falls under the
government acquisition area, the church had in June 1999 paid
ratification fees for the land to the late Alhaji Tajudeen Ogoluwa
(Lukman’s father) who gave the church a Deed of Surrender signed by him
and witnessed by one Waidi Ogunsesan.
The church said that it
was also given allocation of the land for 99 years by the Ogun State
Government in a letter signed by the Director-General, Bureau of Lands
and Survey, Surveyor Gbenga Ogunnoike.
RCCG also alleged that
Ogun State Government issued a Certificate of Occupancy with the number
025748, dated November 7, 2006 and signed by the governor to the church.
The IG it was gathered, directed the Eleweran Police Headquarter in
Ogun State to resolve the matter since the two supposed men of God,
Pastor Adeboye and Pastor Oyakhilome could not come to an unanimous
accord
@Orijoreporter
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