Posted on: 05:17 Tue, 19 Jan 2016



A prophet at the Celestial Church of
Christ (CCC), Unity Street in Abule-
Egba, Lagos, yesterday, allegedly set
a member ablaze during service.

“Our prophet said the spirit of God
whispered to him that I would not
burn if he sets me on fire. When I
came out, they poured kerosene on
my body and set me ablaze. But,
unfortunately, I was burnt beyond
recognition and before the other
church members could get water, the
deed had already been done,” The
Nation quoted the victim, simply
identified as Mama Bosede, to have
said.

On his part, the prophet told The
Nation that he clearly heard a voice
instructing him to set a member on
fire to prove and confirm that God
was in their midst.

“I heard the voice clearly, but I don’t
know what happened after we set
fire on her. God has been speaking
to me since and it has been working,
so I wonder why now,” he said.

Following the incident, some
members left the church for fear of
being the prophet’s next victim.

“I don’t pity her; she was the one
who allowed herself to be deceived
by the prophet. Why did the prophet
not try the fire on himself or any of
his family member?” a resident,
Irene Ohekina said.