- Deji Adeyanju has responded to a viral video where David Ibiyeomie threatened to arrest and detain anyone who reported negatively on him.
- The cleric accused bloggers of misrepresenting his messages, vowing to take action against those who cross the line, as seen in a video circulated online.
Nigerian lawyer and human rights activist, Deji Adeyanju, has reacted strongly to a viral video of Pastor David Ibiyeomie of Salvation Ministries, in which the clergyman threatened to arrest anyone who publishes negative reports about him.
In the circulating video, the Port Harcourt-based pastor accused bloggers of intentionally misrepresenting his sermons for personal gain. He issued a stern warning, vowing to take decisive action against those who distort his messages, including ordering arrests without consideration for apologies or public opinion.
“My type when I go after people, they will now send people to come and beg. So I’m warning you for the last time. Next time, there will be nothing like a warning. If you dare it. A young man, I know you. Your father won’t beg me, I know your father too. Your mother won’t beg me. I will deal with you.
Because when I pick them and people say, why do you go like this? You know, people are one kind – some people will be for me and some people will be against me. But for me, there are always many.
I’m warning all of you who used to be against me. Hear now, because when I go that way, they will say ‘how can a man of God curse people, go and arrest people, will you do this one’.
So, when I go the other way, don’t come back to say this man of God is now using the police to arrest people. I will arrest you, I will lock you up. I don’t care. No man of God will pray for you and succeed.
Don’t carry my news. I don’t want your news. You won’t make me popular. Already, I am talking to the world. Good or bad, don’t carry my news. I don’t want you to carry it. Don’t carry news from this church.
You know what they do? They will carry news and incite other bloggers. And some of you in this church are part of it. They plant you inside the church, and instead of you listening to the message and getting blessed, you now pick one thing and twist, say what I didn’t say.
My gospel is before you slap, I slap you. I am not that kind of pastor. Young man, I will fight you.”
Responding to the controversial remarks, Adeyanju took to social media to criticize the pastor’s approach. He argued that even Jesus Christ faced criticism without threatening anyone with arrest, urging public figures, especially religious leaders, to accept scrutiny as part of their influence.
Read Adeyanju’s full reaction and watch the trending video below…
