Some youths have been arrested for wearing ‘Buhari Must Go’ T-shirts to a Sunday Service at Dunamis Gospel Church Headquarters in Lugbe, Abuja.
The activists were handed over to the Department of State Services (DSS), according to activist, Omoyele Sowore.
He said, “Security men at Dunamis Church have arrested activists wearing #BuhariMustGo T-shirts to their church service, church security later handed over to DSS officials who are currently torturing them. I thought Pastor Paul Enenche was also preaching about justice! The five activists were driven away in a DSS Hilux van and two powerbikes. Shame in the house of God!”
When our correspondent visited Dunamis headquarters, Lugbe, Abuja to confirm the incident, all attempts to speak with the church authorities proved abortive as protocol officers claimed they were having meetings.
However, a top church official, who spoke on the condition of anonymity, as he was not permitted to speak on the issue, confirmed the incident.
He said, “Those people sneaked into the church, I used the word ‘sneaked’ because the church was not aware of their intention, no department in the church knew anything.
“They even came out for altar call and before you know it, we saw that they had ‘Buhari Must Go’ T-shirts, and they were recording people making it seem as if the church planned the protest.
“We had to hand them over to security operatives because we believe in three things. It is either they were sent in by agencies to make sure that the church is at loggerheads with the government or either make it seem like the church sponsored the protest.
“Third is even if they have a genuine protest, the church is not the right place to go. If there is a problem in the country, the duty of the church is to pray that God help our leaders. We have handed them over to the authorities for investigations.”
When more answers were sought, the deputy chief security officer of the church identified only as Mr John called on policemen nearby to harass and arrest our correspondent.
Meanwhile, the Senior Pastor of Dunamis International Gospel Centre, Dr Paul Enenche, yesterday, lambasted Nigerian leaders over rising insecurity in the country.
The visibly angry Enenche rained curses on Nigerian leaders for failing to tackle insecurity.
Speaking at the church’s headquarters, Glory Dome in Abuja, while leading a prayer session against insecurity in Nigeria, Enenche declared that Nigerian leaders and those behind insecurity in the country will not escape the judgment of God.
Lamenting over the activities of kidnappers in Kaduna State, the cleric said Nigerians should be ready to hear news of God’s judgment.
He said, “We declare judgment on the leadership of the land for failing to tackle insecurity. We declare judgement on kidnappers, terrorists, sponsors and their collaborators.
“They will never escape the judgment of God, Jehovah will deal with them.
“We declare judgment on anyone who has anything to do with insecurity.
“In this season, if anyone who has anything to do with insecurity escapes judgment, then God is not God.
“We shall hear the news of the destruction of the wicked, the wicked should get ready for judgment”, he said.