Pastor Sues Church Member For Demanding Return Of His Car Gift After ‘Failed Prophecy’

&NewLine;<p class&equals;"has-medium-font-size"><strong>Dr&period; David Emmanuel Ovie&comma; the General Overseer of God in Action Liberation Mission&comma; has initiated legal action against a church member who requested the return of his Lexus SUV following an alleged failed prophecy&comma; seeking N500 million in damages&period;<&sol;strong><&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>The church member&comma; identified as Temitope Monday Diamond&comma; claimed he surrendered his Lexus RX330 to the church after a prophecy from the head pastor&comma; who instructed him to sacrifice his most valuable possession for financial prosperity&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>Despite the pastor&&num;8217&semi;s assurances&comma; after four months with no improvement in his financial situation&comma; Temitope&&num;8217&semi;s wife contacted the pastor&comma; prompting him to promise a refund of the vehicle&&num;8217&semi;s sale proceeds&comma; totaling N4 million&period; <&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<figure class&equals;"wp-block-image size-full"><img src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;cdn&period;occupygh&period;com&sol;file&sol;occupygh&sol;2024&sol;04&sol;pastor-emmanuel-ovie-1024x551-1&period;jpg" alt&equals;"" class&equals;"wp-image-198429" &sol;><&sol;figure>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>However&comma; the pastor failed to fulfill this promise despite repeated attempts by Temitope and his wife to contact him&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>Subsequently&comma; when Temitope and his associates visited the church accompanied by two unarmed soldiers for security&comma; they were met with hostility from the pastor and church members&period; The situation escalated&comma; leading to their detention by the police on false kidnapping allegations&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>Despite a police investigation favoring Temitope&&num;8217&semi;s claims and an agreement by the pastor to repay the money&comma; no payment was made&period; In response&comma; Temitope demanded the return of his car&comma; leading to the pastor&&num;8217&semi;s lawsuit alleging intimidation and false accusations&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>However&comma; the court document reveals discrepancies in the pastor&&num;8217&semi;s claims&comma; as he alleges being arrested and detained on the same day Temitope and his associates visited the church&comma; suggesting a complex legal battle ahead&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><strong>Source<&sol;strong>&colon; <a href&equals;"http&colon;&sol;&sol;OccupyGh&period;com">OccupyGh&period;com<&sol;a> <&sol;p><p class&equals;"has-text-align-center has-large-font-size"><a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;chat&period;whatsapp&period;com&sol;JVGCtXdCoiKHCI3CXwMC5l" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank" rel&equals;"noreferrer noopener">Tap To Join Our<&sol;a> WhatsApp Community<&sol;p> &NewLine;

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