Cleric Seeks Security Agents Protection Over Threat To Life

 

A Benin based Pastor, Godstime Oshodi of Grace Chapel Intl, has appealed to various security agencies in the state to come to his aid over threat to his life

Pastor Oshodi said he has been receiving calls. from different people threatening to deal with him for a summon he gave in his church some Sundays ago.

Oshodi called on the security agents to rescue him from those who are after his life.

A Benin based pastor, Godstime Oshodi of Grace Chapel Intl, yesterday, apologized to the people of Edo State over a derogatory political comment made by him that has gone viral in the social media just as he calls for protection from various security agencies in the state.

It will be recall that Oshodi while preaching in one of his Sunday services allegedly liken the Binis to fowls that can easily be baited with corns and also instructed his members not to vote for the governorship candidate of one of the parties in the forthcoming election in the state and this video is currently trending in the social media.

Addressing Journalists in Benin, the Pastor said he was so sorry if his comment has offered any one and that he never meant it that way.

“On that regard, if I made such a statement, it was only an adage ad i never meant to insult anybody because I am a Bini man and if insulted them I am equally insulting myself. I only told my members that these two people who are contesting are Bini men and that why must we be fighting ourselves and that is what I meant by what I said and I did not mean that they are fowls”, he pleaded.

He said since he made that comment, a lot of threat messages have been flooding his cell phone

“I am here to air my views based on what is going on with me and my ministry. There is a video trending on air that I spoke against the Bini people that i told my members to vote and as a person, I was born here in Benin and whoever that has spent 10 years in a country, automatically is a citizen and if I should speak to a Bini person like that or insult them, automatically I am insulting myself”, he said.

He however called on various security agencies to come to his rescue noting that his life, family and church are at risk.

“And presently, a lot of threat have been going on and yesterday, some people came to my church while my secretary was on duty to warn them that they have finally found the church where the pastor resides and a lot of threat messages have be coming into my phone and a lot of people have be calling my line to threaten my life and my family.

“My life is at stake here and that is why I am here to cry out to the public that the government should come to my aid. I need security, i need to be protected. They even told me that they will burn my church if care is not taken and that I should not hold service and that is why I am here to air my view.

“The threat started coming in since on Monday while the video started since on Sunday and up till now, the threat is still coming in.

“I have not reported the matter to the police and the DSS”, he said.


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