The Redeemed Christian Church of God has given the cause of investigating the allegations of sodomy towards two of its adolescence pastors.
The Nationwide Overseer of the church, Pastor Sunday Akande, who told to Sunday PUNCH, mentioned the case was once exceptional, therefore the church was once in a position to offer it the essential consideration.
Akande mentioned a panel have been all set as much as examine the allegations towards the pastors, including that suitable motion can be taken.
He mentioned, “The cause of the postponed is to additionally permit individuals who had been mentioned to had been molested or burdened to come back ahead and testify towards the pastors. To the most efficient of my wisdom, no person has come ahead but as a sufferer of harassment.
“This is the first time an allegation like this has been raised against the church. If we see anything like this, the church will investigate it and see how we can address it. As far as the church is concerned, we don’t condone this kind of thing.”
A debatable information weblog, Gistlovers, had closing life referred to as out two adolescence pastors of the church for allegedly luring young boys into homosexuality.
The weblog additionally accused them of negatively influencing youngsters underneath their mentorship.
In keeping with the weblog, a 20-year-old boy, who asked anonymity, claimed the adolescence pastors “influenced many into being gay.”
“This gist is not complete without naming, a very close friend of (the youth pastor) and also a former coordinator in the teens’ church at RCCG Region 2 (they were both coordinators). He was raising young boys in his former house at U-turn and he slept with all these boys, and they were even holding fake Bible study just to create a meeting point for this brostitution,” a put up through the weblog learn.
One of the vital accused, in a commentary, mentioned he had by no means sodomised or had intercourse with any male youngster.
“I have never demanded sex from any male as payment or gratification in order to give them assistance, platforms, or positions. God is the only kingmaker, the only one who can raise and erase kings, give positions, and platforms,” he said.
On alleged screenshots of a dialog with an alleged sufferer, he mentioned he requested questions “during a conversation in a male teenagers’ WhatsApp group where discussions regarding male reproductive health and self-esteem took place.”
In keeping with him, the kids had been taught about correct hygiene for reproductive condition, the proper of undies to shop for, and that the girth and space decide the undies dimension.
“I also explained that their sizes should not affect their self-esteem and that they are perfectly and uniquely created by God.”
Then again, the church suspended the 2 males on the centre of the drama.
In a letter dated Monday, October 28, the church mentioned the postponed was once through its loyalty to preserve the lessons of the Bible.
In the meantime, the folk of one of the crucial pastors has filed a petition to the Power Prison Investigation Segment, Alagbon, towards Gistlover for defamation of persona.
The folk within the petition signed through their suggest, Adekunle Adeyinka; referred to as for the investigation of the weblog, insisting that the allegations had been unfounded and had brought about their son “emotional trauma and has put their security at risk from attacks by these faceless individuals.”