THE headquarters of Christ Embassy Church located in the Oregun area of Ikeja, Lagos State is currently on fire.
Multiple videos on X have also shown the massive edifice owned by influential pastor, Chris Oyakhilome, being destroyed by fire.
The fire which broke out early hours of Sunday caused significant damage to the church property, sending shock waves throughout the immediate community and beyond.
Officials of the Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service are said to have arrived at the scene to try and put out the fire.
The area has been cordoned off by the police to prevent a breakdown of law and order.
Pastor Oyakhilome Reacts
Meanwhile, the president and founder of LoveWorld Incorporated (also known as Christ Embassy), Pastor Chris Oyakhilome, has reacted to the fire incident at the church’s headquarters in Lagos.
Oyakhilome, during a live Sunday service at the church’s campground, Asese, said what happened was not an accident but an avenue for bigger and better things.
According to the pastor, “Nothing happens in the life of a child of God by accident. During the 2001 Ikeja cantonment bombing incident, the building vibrated so much and we thought it was going to collapse.
“I thought to myself that if it collapsed, I was going to build a bigger, better one. At the end of the day, it didn’t collapse and we called the engineers to see if there was any need to bring it down and rebuild, but it was still okay.
“Now that this has happened, we will build a bigger, better, and more glorious one and the devil will lick his wound.”
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