GurlFriend:
This story happened years ago and I always wondered how it really went down. I now present it to you, as narrated by . It is very interesting and eye opening.

“No weapon that is formed against you will prosper; And every tongue that accuses you in judgment you will condemn. This is the heritage of the servants of the LORD, And their vindication is from Me,” declares the LORD.

– Isaiah 54:17

The city of Ibadan in Oyo State, southwestern Nigeria is one of the largest in West Africa. It is home to the first university in Nigeria, University of Ibadan, established by the colonial masters in 1948. One of the most famous features of this great citadel of learning is its Zoological Garden, which is one of the oldest in the country. The zoo plays host to various animals but the most legendary of them all are the lions. For many visitors, a trip to the famed zoo is not complete without seeing the majestic lions. So it was during the Easter Lenten season of 1991, all of Ibadan was buzzing with excitement of the season and naturally, one of the prime spots of attraction for many families was the University of Ibadan Zoo. Families, couples and tourists trooped into the zoo that fateful day.

However, unknown to all of the other visitors, there was one particular visitor who had another sinister agenda. Bishop (some referred to him as a pastor or a bishop) ‘Daniel’ Abodunrin’s intention that fateful day was not to see the lions and take some memorable pictures with them.

His goal was to demonstrate something that had never been done before. His plan was to replicate what was written in the Holy Bible thousands of years ago. It was the story of a Jewish boy in Jerusalem named Daniel who was captured by King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon who served in the king’s court until the time of Cyrus, the Persian emperor.

ENTERING THE DEN OF THE LIONS

Then God said, “Let us make mankind in our image, in our likeness, so that they may rule over the fish in the sea and the birds in the sky, over the livestock and all the wild animals, and over all the creatures that move along the ground.” – Genesis 1:26

Fast forward to 1991 AD. Location: Ibadan. A pastor in West Africa attempts to recreate what was narrated in the sixth chapter of the Book of Daniel. Pastor Abodunrin donned a flowing red robe and clutched his big Holy Bible. As he made his way for the lion enclosure, alarmed zoo keepers shouted and warned him (some other records stated that he sneaked in and it all happened very fast while another version has it that he managed to convince one of the zoo keepers to allow him enter and let God demonstrate signs and wonders saying that the God of Daniel is the same yesterday, today and tomorrow).

One thing was clear: Abodunrin did not listen to any of those warning him. Terrified families who were enjoying their picnic looked on with a bewildering mixture of shock and terror, screams rented the serene atmosphere of the zoo but Abodunrin was just chanting Bible verses at the top of his voice and speaking in tongues. He made it into the enclosure of the lions and stared at them. The lions stared back at him. It was a most discomforting sight for everyone, including the lions. An exchange of death stares and at a point, a deafening silence fell over the whole place. It was all like a movie. Devout Christians in the crowd were waiting to see a faith-enhancing miracle while some others toughened their minds for the bloodiest drama of the century.

Nienie:

no need sir..thank you

omooba969:


You are forming because we r on NL & others can see our convo, if we were to see face to face would you act likewise?

But I still like ya hair style sha & nothing's stopping me from paying for it.

Gba be, fi le be.

JesusCrew:
U only uploaded d pishure, hw abt d fidio?

Nienie:

Lmao

vault:
even daniel didn't go to the den by himself...... you want to work miracles, you didn't start with a bulldog

Creamish:
Why test God in the dumbest of ways?


I schooled in Ibadan too that year and I heard about the Pastor.. me being dumbfounded then is a gross understatement.. It is well.

KingRaoul:
God is the name of an idea yall fanatics have in ur head for safety and security, yall too weak to accept the orror fact that nothing can save u in this world

faites:
It's really saddening the amount of posts written on daily basis to discredit, insult or mock African's/Nigerian's continued belief and trust in God.
What the bishop did was silly and amounts to putting God to test, but that doesn't mean God cannot get u out of a lions den.
Just recently, I came across a post from a white lady telling us they sold religion to black slaves so they can be obedient. She is now telling Africans to throw away the toga of religion and be free from slavery. I'm like, what rubbish, who is she to tell us what to do.

It's true that sometimes, our men of God make a mockery out of God, but that does not mean that God is still not d same for all times.
We should really be careful on how we support the antichrist that has started rearing it's ugly head on social media and deceiving the gullible.
If u don't believe in God, fine, keep it to urself. But please, please and please desist from mocking my creator and sustainance.

Strawman:


Sister I have also noticed this. Most posts are reporting only the most stupid cases of stupidity caused by religious extremists (pastors burning people, prophets entering lions' den, pastors attempting to rape people etc.) so as to gather criticism against religion - and those of us religious ones who are still capable of reasoning will also fall under this criticism. But some time ago, there was a thread about 19 cultists giving up their evil ways because of Christianity; all those people who normally ridicule the religion were no where to be found in that thread.

It's like they're ignoring the advantages of religion and only charging at any single disadvantage at every opportunity...but I won't blame anybody; it's a common human flaw. But the sooner they realise that their NL posts are not even making any impacts on the minds of religious people, the better for them.

GurlFriend:
Pastor Abodunrin could not believe his eyes and as the lions landed on him, the look of terror in his eyes could only be better imagined. In a matter of seconds, he was torn to shreds. He died on the spot and the lions snacked on his remains. A single, well-aimed bite from a lion is enough to kill an adult human being in a matter of seconds. Abodunrin’s red robe was redder with the splatter of his blood all over the place, his torn and bloodied Bible in one corner of the lions’ cage

What remained of the audacious preacher was later recovered and you can see it in the photo. Today, many preachers across the globe have made attempts to recreate the narrated stories and miracles of the Bible but they have ended disastrously, from the pastor who drowned while trying to walk on water to another pastor who entered a lion’s den in Taiwan only to be wounded after shouting to the lions: ‘Jesus would save you!’. Nigerians have to learn to embrace rational thinking instead of beclouding their senses with religious ideologies that will only end in sorrow and offer nothing of value to humanity.

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Prophet Abodunrin's bloody remains

When ebola disease broke out in Nigeria, Pastor Ituah Ighodalo angered not a few Nigerians when he said that even if people drank ebola virus, nothing would happen to them because they were children of God.

THE AFTERMATH

In an instant, the story was all over the country that a pastor who entered the lion’s den was mauled to death and consumed by the beasts. Many could not believe their ears. However, there were some Christians who actually believe that the pastor was a true man of God and that the lions were actually possessed by demons to have attacked the anointed ‘man of God’. This set of Christians were enraged and demanded that the lions be killed.

At this point, I will make reference to the experience of a journalist from that era, someone who actually had the experience of the saga, Akeem Soboyode, he wrote of the incident in July 2004:

About a year later, I also had cause to comment on the sad and tragic escapade of a pastor who deliberately sneaked into the lion’s den at the University of Ibadan zoo and was mauled to death by a lion. Despite my growing reservation then regarding issues of religion, my interest in writing an article on that issue came primarily from the fact that I am a proud alumnus of the university and paid many visits to that zoo while I was a student there. Immediately after the tragic event, many suggested that the lion be put to death.

I argued in my article, also published in the PUNCH, that the lion was a beast, not a rational being as one would expect its victim to be. That was the way nature programmed it to react to such an event, and the unthinking “Daniel” should have known better. I don’t recall if the lion was eventually destroyed, but I do remember that after the article was published, one of my Christian friends made a comment along these lines: “Akeem, don’t you know the lion must have been possessed to have killed the pastor? Why should it deserve to live?”

http://www.lailasblog.com/2016/01/how-prophet-daniel-abodunrin-was-killed.html

winner01:

Nairaland wont post pro christian topics. its good people are seeing that.

Perhaps you don't come on here on Sundays

RickRichards:
Wait.

winner01:
I also read the 19 cultists thread giving up, but not because of christianity.
Nairaland wont post pro christian topics. its good people are seeing that.