■ We’ll fish them out, CAN vow

For allegedly using them to fake healing miracles for
a fee and not paying, some young men have declared
a manhunt for the General Overseer of New Creatures
in Christ Mission Pastor Johnson Iteanuoluwa.
They are not only demanding for payments for the
jobs done, they have reported the pastor to the
leadership of the Christian Association of Nigeria, CAN
to sanction the priest. About a fortnight ago, Saturday
Sun ’s reporter ran into two young men at Mowo bus
stop in Igbogbo – Bayeku Local Council Development
Area of Ikorodu, Lagos State, where they had gone in
search of the pastor.
The weather was cloudy, and it soon started raining.
Everybody including commuters who were waiting at
the bus-stop ran for cover in different directions.
It was while waiting for the rain to subside that the
reporter heard a conversation going between the two
young men who obviously were angry and bitter with
somebody. Trying to play the role of a pacifist, the
reporter moved closer to the two men, urging them to
take it easy.
But while still trying to calm them down, one of the
young men burst out “If this pastor doesn’t show up
here again today, I will rain curses upon him.”
At this juncture, our reporter took the bold step to ask
what was amiss between them and the pastor whom
they accused of giving them appointment for more
than five times and failing to show up each time.
Initially, they were hesitant to talk, then the one that
looked older told the other man that it is better they
narrate their story since it appeared that they have
been conned by a man who called himself Minister of
God.
Then the older of the duo who introduced himself as
Femi said: “Oga, we don’t know what brought you
here at this hour but it appeared God has destined our
path to cross so that the whole world will know what
happened to us. We are even happy when you
introduced yourself as a pressman.
Continuing, Femi said: “This is the fifth time we will be
coming here. A pastor brought us here for a crusade
which took place on the open field of the primary
school where we are taking shelter here now. It was
around Easter time and Pastor Johnson promised me
the sum of N20,000 at the end of the crusade.
“He told me that during the special prayer session that
some people will bring me close to the altar, and that
in the midst of the prayer that I will start mumbling
words as if I am hearing people for the first time.
“I did exactly as he directed me as I cooperated with
those people that he asked to take me closer to the
altar. He also told me that I should tell the
congregation that those people are my relations.”
Asked what eventually happened on the day of the
crusade, Femi said: “I cooperated and did exactly
what he asked me to do. There was even a rehearsal
a day before in one of the houses of one of those
closer to the pastor at a place called Elesin, very close
to Mowo.”
Femi who claimed to be 32 years old however told
Saturday Sun that to his dismay, neither he nor four
other people that gave different fake testimonies that
they received healing during the crusade were given a
dime.
“Since March, it has been one story or the other. At a
time, the pastor told me that he couldn’t fulfill his
promise because the return (money) he got at the
crusade was below his expectations. However, I didn’t
believe him. There were so many people at the
crusade, and you can imagine the shame I felt inside
myself when I have to tell the crowd that I was born
deaf and dumb from my birth.”, he stated.
While lamenting that he had a feeling that he and the
others had been used and dumped, Femi said: “I’ve
learnt a bitter lesson. I have a feeling that we have
been used and dumped because the pastor’s line
hardly goes. At times, he used different numbers to
call us that we should come and meet him at Mowo,
venue of the crusade, but he has not turned up for
once. As for this other man, you are seeing with me
here, I don’t know him before, I only saw him at the
crusade when he gave testimony that he had been
healed of lunacy of 10 years.”
Urging Christian Association of Nigeria, CAN, to take
steps to rid the association of bad eggs like Pastor
Johnson,” Femi said “These are the kind of people
giving bad name to Christianity. CAN should impose
sanctions on them. I went in company of this man to
CAN’s office in Surulere to meet with one Baba Atilade
whom we were told is the leader of the Christian body
but we were told he had travelled.”
Taken up on why he agreed to Pastor Johnson’s plan,
Femi said: “It was temptation. I don’t have a job. A
friend suggested the idea to me, and I thought that
since it wasn’t robbery that I could do it to get some
money. The person who directed me to the pastor, I
met him at a cafeteria when I went to greet my
brother who is living at Ladegbuwa Estate, close to
Elesin.
“Actually, the person told me that I should go to the
venue of the crusade adding that the organisers were
looking for those that will work for them during the
crusade.”
Femi who appeared sober told Saturday Sun that he
has an Ordinary National Diploma Certificate in
Business Administration, and that he is still looking for
a job.
Taking over from where Femi stopped, Lukman who
said he came all the way from Ijora-Oloye in Apapa
area of Lagos to look for the pastor said he initially
wanted to back out of the plot when he was told what
was expected of him on the podium when he and three
men purporting to be his family members came out.
According to him, the idea of claiming to be a lunatic
was repulsive to him but he had to agree because he
needed the N20,000 promised him badly.
Narrating his story, he said “I met an elderly man at
my brother’s place at Ketu, this man who knew I was
looking for a job said I should come to Mowo, that a
church conducting a 7 days crusade was looking for
workers.
“The man who asked me to go said that when I get to
the crusade venue that I should ask for Pastor
Johnson or Baba Jebidan (the pastor’s alias).”
Continuing, he said: “I don’t want to talk too much. I
need my money. Even my brother and some relations
have gone to a place in Alapere where the pastor
claimed his church is located. He was disowned there,
they just told them that there is an inter-
denominational fellowship that used to hold there
once in a month on an open field, but nobody knew
him or could recollect somebody called Pastor
Johnson.”
While asking God to intervene in his case, Lukman
said: “I have wasted a lot of money coming to Mowo
looking for the pastor who obviously has absconded, I
want God to expose him. There is nothing I can do. I
fell into the hands of 419 people and I’ve learnt my
lesson. If I’m gainfully employed, I would not have
been a victim of this devilish pastor.”
The two victims, Femi and Lukman, aged 32 and 25 re­
spectively want Christian Association of Nigeria, CAN,
to help them get justice.
“We will like CAN to track down this pastor. His name
is Pastor Johnson Iteanuoluwa, and his ministry, he
called it New Creatures in Christ Mission,” they said.
When Saturday Sun took up the issue with the
Chairman, Christian Association of Nigeria, CAN,
South-West, Archbishop Magnus Atilade, he said the
Christian body is worried that CAN’s name is being
dragged in the mud by some unscrupulous elements
parading themselves as pastors.
“The fellow who treated these two young men this
way is not obviously a pastor. He is an agent of the
devil. He is a fake. He is a criminal who should be
made to face the music if caught,” Atilade declared.
While saying he couldn’t recollect the two victims
visiting his office, the cleric said:
“There is no official record here with us indicating that
the two young men came to my office. That not
withstanding, it is very sad and painful the way they
were treated. This so-called pastor will end up in hell.
These two young men should come back and provide
us information needed to nail this man. Even if they
don’t want their identities to be known, we will protect
their identities,” he promised.
Investigations by Saturday Sun in Mowo revealed that
several religious organizations including churches and
mosques organize programmes at Mowo School’s
open field.
A resident, Alhaji Fatai Babajide, said “It is true that dif­
ferent activities including church programmes used to
take place on that field but how do we know genuine
men of God from fake ones. I have seen those two
men and some other ones coming here to ask about
Pastor Johnson and his church, but nobody knows
how to trace him.
When Saturday Sun put a call across to Pastor
Johnson, the line went through and he claimed to be
holding a crusade in Akure in Ondo State promising to
reply to the allegations by the two young men against
him. Subsequent efforts to reach him have failed as he
has switched off his GSM phone line.

Do you believe in miracles?… Nigerians react
Wale Ogunade, Lawyer
There are genuine and fake miracles. But miracle is
real. Individual can experience divine miracles like
surviving in an auto crash or plane crash where many
people died.
But Nigerians should beware of fake miracles. Fake
miracles are organized by some clerics to attract
crowd to their crusades.
Some will claim to be cripples, deaf and dumb, and
you see them suddenly jump out of wheel chair
claiming that they have experienced divine miracle,
but most of these are lies, Nigerians should beware.
Christian Association of Nigeria, CAN, should do more
in the area of public enlightenment to alert Nigerians
about these merchants of fake miracles.
Even some members of CAN are involved, because
where you have mushroom churches and owners
claiming to be CAN members hiding under CAN and
PFN umbrella to perpetrate evils, it is only God that
can expose these mischievous elements claiming to
be purveyors of Christ’s gospel.
Chima Emenuga, Cleric
Miracles are real. They have foundation in the Bible.
Our Lord Jesus Christ when he was alive performed a
lot of miracles.
But unfortunately today all manner of characters
claiming to be men of God are claiming to be miracle
performers.
Most of these people are fakes, They are not genuine
servants of Christ. Jesus Christ has also warned us
that in the last days, many fake prophets will emerge
claiming to be sent by God and performing miracles
that are doctored. Nigerians should be vigilant so as
not to be exploited by fakes.

Richard Akinnola, Activist
Miracles are real, like during the times of Moses in the
Bible, there were fake miracles and real ones.
What Nigerians should try to have is discerning spirit
so that they won’t fall into the hands of fake prophets.

Dipo Olawale, Businessman
I found it difficult to believe that we still have what is
known as miracles in our world of today. Miracles has
been bastardised. All manner of prophets have
emerged claiming to be capable of performing signs
and wonders, but how many of these miracles are
divinely inspired?

Tunji Adesunkanmi, Lawyer/Labour Leader
Miracle? Well, I have my doubts as to whether all
those purporting to be miracles are genuine miracles
indeed.
Nigerians should be vigilant and strive to have
discerning spirits.

Ejike Ikonte, Businessman
Miracles is real. I believe in miracles. But the Bible
has warned us that we should beware of the events of
last days, that in the last days, that strange things will
be happening, and that is why we are having fake
miracles all over the place.
It is annoying that fake prophets are now all over the
place claiming to be performing miracles. They are
duping innocent Nigerians, CAN should do something
about it.

Bolanle Gbonigi, Cleric
People who said they don’t believe in miracles are
being deceived by satan.
Miracles take place every second in a man’s life. Our
lives are full of miracles.
It is true that in some cases miracles has been
misused or some men of God had deceived people
that they are performing miracles which are not real.
These are cursed prophets – God still perform
miracles through genuine men of God but Nigerians
have be careful of evil men pretending to be ministers
of God.
Source : The sun
Ayaf landed e gbam

Pastor Decieving People

tragic tragic tragic tragic

Too long

ugoos15:
Too long

seconded

what is this world turning into?...make world no end before 2020 o

Fake Clerics and stage managed miracles. People should be vigilant and watch out for these scavengers.

You should also be charged for conspiracy, cos all would have been fine if the pastor had paid you and hundred more wopuld have been defrauded.

Lwkmd... End time tinz

flames007:
seconded

thirded

And now its 2020, do you still want that?

ladyteska:
what is this world turning into?...make world no end before 2020 o

if situations like this continue in this country, definitely, this country will be totally Unbearable for all.





Some so called Daddy G.O's were busy building MultiMillionaire Church Cathedrals so as to get more and more from various offering plates while some low_lifes Pastors are running their own trade in different Climes





Can u imagine.... Had it been both are gainfully employed, what would have urge to to associate themselves with such a Pastor

the one that
looked older told the other man that it is better they
narrate their story since it appeared that they have
been conned by a man who called himself Minister of
God

lol

they must have been high to have thought this.

someone you attest to help fake miracles.

“If this pastor doesn’t show up
here again today, I will rain curses upon him.
you had the power to rain curse on someone, and you had to be ditched five times before you use that power wtf man



The two victims, how Femi and Lukman, aged 32 and 25 re­
spectively want Christian Association of Nigeria, CAN,
to help them get justice.

these men get mind o. they want justice.

not all "pastors" are real pastors...

Its not the first neither is it going to be the last all pastors without exception and "mog" perform the the same act. So its not new, just happens that this one could not pay because of the little offering he made