IPOB Bans Pastor Kumuyi, Deeper Life Church Overseer, From South East

By Charles Igbo

The General Overseer of the Deeper Life Bible Church, Pastor William Kumuyi has been banned from the South East by the Indigenous Peoples of Biafra, IPOB.

Kumuyi had scheduled a Crusade in Aba, the commercial city of Abia State, but IPOB has advised Kumuyi, in his own interest, to cancel the Crusade.

It is not known for what reason IPOB asked Kumuyi to cancel the Crusade, but in a statement released on Thursday, signed by its Spokesperson, Emma Powerful, IPOB said it was save lives and properties   in Biafra land.

IPOB  said the state of Security in the South-east does not allow such a Crusade, as gunmen could take advantage of it and wreak mayhem in Aba.

IPOB: “Let him and the organisers of the Crusade make sure that nothing happens. The security of this region is not good because of political and criminal activities, therefore, we advise him to stop thus Crusade for security reasons.”

IPOB asked Kumuyi to “Use the opportunity to pray against the powers holding the people captive in Nigeria in his Church in Lagos.”

IPOB’s stand on Kumuyi’s crusade is unprecedented in the region as it is the first time IPOB would cancel any such event.

The Christian Association of Nigeria, CAN, has, however, asked IPOB to rescind its stand on the Crusade.

But IPOB, also expressed its disappointment that Christian leaders in Nigeria, except for a couple of them, have continued to keep quiet  in the face of the gruesome killing of Deborah Yakubu by his school mates at the Shehu Shagari College of Education for alleged blasphemy.

IPOB: “We had expected them to demand justice for the innocent Deborah Yakubu burnt alive by Muslim fanatics in Sokoto State.”

Pastor Kumuyi is one of the Christian Leaders considered very close to President Muhammadu Buhari, and has never criticised his administration for once.

Following is IPOB’s statement.

“IPOB will not allow anyone to die because of this crusade scheduled to hold in Aba. The operation of criminals operating as  unknown gunmen infiltrating the events is high and they will blame it on IPOB.

We ask him to pray for an end to the insecurity in Biafra land if he can.

“We charge Christians and men of God in Biafra land to engage God in fervent prayers to expose all those behind the insecurity in our land.

“Let him use the opportunity to pray against the powers holding the people captive in Nigeria in his church in Lagos.

We equally want them to be united against injustice. We had expected them to demand justice for the innocent Deborah Yakubu burnt alive by Muslim fanatics in Sokoto State.

“Her killers are walking freely today and 34 lawyers shamelessly volunteered to defend her killers but Christians are just watching them.

“The double-faced Nigeria security agencies only managed to arrest two of her killers because they are Muslims but if it were to be in the South-East, all the youths on the street will be in a police cell by now while the unlucky ones would have been killed.

“How many Igbo or Christian lawyers came to defend our leader fighting for the freedom of all Biafrans? But 34 Muslim lawyers have come in defence of the killers of Deborah Yakubu?

“Is it not time Christians and men of God woke up to the realities in Nigeria? They should support Biafra and Oduduwa agitators in their bid to free Biafra and Oduduwa republics from the Islamic bondage in Nigeria so that they will enjoy the freedom of worship in both republics.

“Leah Shuaibu is still in captivity today because she is a Christian but all the Muslims abducted along with her have since been freed. Christians must support IPOB to liberate them from bondage in Nigeria.

“Kumuyi should also pray against wicked Leaders and saboteurs in Biafra land and Nigeria. They are the real problems of the people. Let him use the opportunity to pray against the powers holding people captive in Nigeria in his church in Lagos.”

The leader of IPOB, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu has been in the custody of the Federal Government since June 2021. He is being prosecuted in an Abuja Federal High Court for terrorism and treasonable felony.