Is actor lying against Man of God?
Jim Iyke and controversial South African pastor, Penuel Mnguni, both claim that they were tricked at the prophet’s church.
According to Nollywood actor, he was tricked by the founder and General Overseer of the Synagogue Church of All Nations (SCOAN).
Iyke claims that he only went there because of his late Mum’s illness, adding that he does not remember his confession about being tormented by an evil spirit.
Speaking with Channels TV, he said, “At that point, even I’m told there’ll be a cure in hell I’ll go. You are talking about your mother. So we went.
“I can remember I went there with my security man, my sister and PA. And when we got there, I was upstairs but there was a constant insistence that I come to church. And I said, ‘but that wasn’t the arrangement because I kept my mum in the hospital and was expecting that you’ll lay your hand on her and she’ll get better’, but they said ‘no you must come to church.’
“Then my sister forced me and we went to church downstairs. I was there when the whole stuff of touching people started, I found it a little laughable seriously because this is a national TV and people watch from all corner. I can remember my sister pinched me and said, ‘you’ve got to stop.’
“And I said common men, this is childish, this is not what we came here for. Let’s move mom out of here and keep looking for medical help. Then we were about going to South Africa, there was this young man that was recommended to us, a specialist as well.
“Then the gentleman in question looked at me and saw the amusement on my face and touched me. Now I can’t explain what happened within that space of time. Within that 5 minutes, whatever happened happened. I’m not here to start proffering explanations to spiritual things that are way beyond me. I’m a man that understand how things work. That I cannot explain and nobody can suggest anything otherwise because personally I know what happened to me."
“Within that time lacks explanations, they said I said stuff, did stuff I found out it's extremely embarrassing.”
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That same year of the deliverance (2013), Punch released an exclusive one-on-one interview with the prophet.
When asked about Jim Iyke’s deliverance, he said, “Oh please, don’t drag me into that. All I can say is that if a person needs to see a doctor, he should be free to do so. I like the young man. He has been defending himself on the internet. Is he not enjoying a better life now? Are things not working for him?”
The popular actor is not the only one that has accused Prophet T.B Joshua of tricking them into a deliverance session.
Earlier this year, Penuel Mnguni of End Times Ministries, well known as “Snake pastor,” was also delivered at the SCOAN.
He was shown on Emmanuel TV confessing his sins and renouncing his old ways.
Days after this aired, the controversial South African pastor made U-turn.
Like the actor, he accused the prophet of making him say things against his will, Daily Post reports.
In his words, “I am being used by God and God sees no sin in what I do. TB Joshua tricked me, but I am still the snake pastor!”
“I never knew that I was going to be forced to speak in front of people.
“Those people took my ID and passport and would not give them back until I did what they wanted me to do. I went there on an invite and I only wanted to take part in worshipping, not deliverance.”
“It was as if everything was planned before I even got there. If you listen to the video I am not the one saying those words. There is a woman next to me who is forcefully telling me what to say.”
“But I stood there hopelessly because I feared a lot of things.”
This claim was made once he was no longer in Nigeria.
So, who is lying?
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