Pastor sets female congregation member on fire during service

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January 19, 2016 1:57 PM

This whole thing is funny, when the pastor said the woman should be set on fire, why did she not refuse or was she scared to disobey the prophet?"

Pastor sets church member on fire

A pastor at Celestial Church of Christ (CCC) on Sunday, January 17, set a female member of his congregation on fire because a voice told him to, TheNation reports.

The woman, whose name was simply given as Madam Bosede, was reportedly set ablaze during service, causing confusion among the congregation.

The pastor reportedly said a voice told him that if the woman was set on fire, she would not burn.

Madam Bosede, who joined the church a month ago told The Nation yesterday, January 18: “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.”

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The pastor explained that he was confused as to why the voice was wrong.

“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.

This incident has caused a lot of members to leave the church.

One of them said, “We cannot worship here again, who knows who the spirit will ask him to burn next.”

A resident, Irene Ohekina said: “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?”

Not all church members blamed the pastor though. One member, Nkechi, said for the prophet to have given such instruction, it must have come from God, adding “I believe it’s the sins of the victim that made her burn, the prophet of God could not have lied.”

Daniel Ayodele, who also witnessed the incident said: “This whole thing is funny, when the pastor said the woman should be set on fire, why did she not refuse or was she scared to disobey the prophet. Now, she is writhing in pains on the hospital bed and I am sure the prophet is elsewhere enjoying himself."

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