- Verydarkman, a prominent activist, confronted Pastor David Ibiyeomie after he threatened to arrest bloggers who published negative news about him and his church.
- Videos and reports have circulated revealing Salvation Ministries leader warning bloggers and news writers not to write about him.
Popular activist and social commentator, Verydarkman, has taken a swipe at Pastor David Ibiyeomie following the clergyman’s warning to bloggers and online media platforms to stop reporting on him or his church.
The leader of Salvation Ministries recently made headlines after a viral video showed him issuing a stern warning against anyone writing or speaking about him on social media or news platforms. In the video, he vowed to ensure that those responsible would be arrested.
The statement drew mixed reactions from the public, with some defending the pastor’s right to privacy and others accusing him of attempting to silence the media.
In response, Verydarkman took to social media to call out Pastor Ibiyeomie, accusing him of attempting to use his influence to intimidate the public and media voices.
He dared the pastor to arrest anyone simply for exercising their freedom of speech online, emphasizing that no one should be punished for making public commentary — especially when it concerns public figures.
The activist said in part …
“I know you travel around the world, have you seen anybody using police to lock up people? That means you are using your influence now to say that you can use the police to oppress. You can’t try this in other countries because those police would do their investigations. You cannot command police to do anything whether you are influential or not. That is why I say even the pastors follow spoil the country, but people don’t understand what I was saying. Nobody dey fear you. Who are you that we will fear, are you not a human being?”
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His bold reaction has further fueled the online conversation surrounding freedom of expression and accountability in religious spaces.
Reacting to the post…
@Abasiono_Ek said: “This stup!dity got into the church too
As the leaders brag and are above the law so are the pastors too now
Wetin we never see.
I like that phrase “to liberate a nation we have to drop respect”
E make sense!.”
@TVNDEY wrote: “Na people wey dey call them men of God I blame . These people are worse in character and everything, na scriptures them dey take cover up”
@olumidebravo3 said: “We have more churches than cinemas
More churches than schools
More churches than sport centres
More churches than vocational centre
More churches than hospitals
More churches than recreational centres
Not until we begin to see the fraud, we shall never be free”
