The General Overseer of Salvation Ministries, Pastor David Ibiyeomie has come under fire over his threat of legal action against trolls and online judges.
The clergyman, while speaking at his church in Port Harcourt on Sunday 24 July vowed to arrest anyone who insults and misquotes him on social media.
Pastor David also vowed to arrest the parents of such a person.
He said,
“All those people who are on their laptop now, who have no work, they won’t listen to what I am preaching, they are waiting for me to say something then they say”, Pastor David Ibiyeomie said.
“You won’t hear what am preaching, your work is to sit down on the laptop. I’m preaching now, some people on social media, all they do, that’s why they are not progressing because all they do is listen to what I will say so they can misquote me. If you misquote me….just misquote me, and I will fight you spiritually, physically, and legally.
“I have made up my mind. Nobody on social media insults me, I will arrest you, arrest your father, your mother, I will lock you up. You know the reason? It is because you don’t lock people up, that is why they are joking. It is against ethics to misquote somebody. Go and ask lawyers. I will take legal action against you. By the time I tell you 10 billion Naira in damages because my capacity is 50 billion. All your life savings, you will pay. When someone misquotes you, don’t take it for granted.
“Do you know it is against the law for somebody to snap you (take your shot) in public without your permission? Ask lawyers, they will tell you. You are intruding into my privacy; I sue you. By the time I claim N10-20 billion, your father and your mother will come and beg. I will follow you with the police, army, prayer, everything. Next time, you will learn how to talk. If anybody insults you don’t say church; arrest the person, lock the person up, go to court, win the case, and let the judges sentence him to imprisonment with the green uniform. The person will leave you alone”.
Many Nigerians aired their displeasure over his statement.
official_quinbey: Rest, please
pretty. juddy: Talk to daddy Freeze direct sir, stop cutting through corners
amarachiozioma92: What happened to choosing peace as you preach
teeh_lystyle: He’s not a preacher of love
nails_dairy: Everybody has turned preacher of waaaar Christ was never a preacher of waaaarrr