A former usher with the Mountain of Fire and Miracles Ministries International (MFM), Caleb Oloruntele, has made a shocking allegation against the church’s founder, Daniel Olukoya.
In an interview with Yoruba Gidi TV, Oloruntele claimed that Olukoya ordered the police to shoot him because he refused to give false testimony against a pastor, Femi Agboola.
According to Oloruntele, he was prosecuted in 2008 without any concrete evidence to prove the allegation made against him. He alleged that Olukoya wanted him dead because he refused to lie against Agboola. Oloruntele also claimed that the police tortured him while in detention, leaving him with a physical disability.
This is not the first time Olukoya and MFM have been accused of wrongdoing. Recently, Pastor Femi Jimoh alleged that the church was behind his incarceration for nine years over alleged armed robbery. Jimoh claimed that he was beaten and handcuffed, and a Divisional Police Officer shot him in the leg.
RevolutionNow convener Omoyele Sowore has called on the Nigeria Police Force to immediately arrest and prosecute Olukoya for allegedly influencing the incarceration of Femi Jimoh for nine years without trial.
Sowore also called for a national police abuse commission of inquiry to investigate the alleged atrocities committed by the MFM church leadership and others.
Efforts to reach the spokesman for the MFM, Mr. Collins Edomaruse, were unsuccessful.
The allegations against Olukoya and MFM are serious and disturbing, and it is important that they are investigated thoroughly. If found guilty, those responsible must be held accountable for their actions.
