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Pastor W. F. Kumuyi |
The Deeper Life Bible
Church has warned those who might have “received some spurious messages” asking
for money to be sent to a dedicated account, purportedly by its General
Superintendent, Pastor W. F. Kumuyi, to disregard such pleas.
A statement by the
church secretary, U.J.J. Asemota, indicated that the messages were being sent
by fraudsters, adding: “This is nothing, but an evil scheme to fleece innocent
people of their hard-earned resources, and neither Pastor Kumuyi nor the church
subscribes to such an unrighteous practice.”
The statement explained
that earlier this year, certain faceless people compromised the Facebook
account dedicated for the use of the General Superintendent and the church
responded by publicly repudiating the claims of the unknown persons.
The statement also
reads: “Recently however, the same faceless people resumed their activities. As
in the previous case, through messages purportedly sent by the general
superintendent, the criminal elements solicited for funds from unwary citizens
to be sent to a designated account for reasons that rankle the mind.
“Although hacking into
peoples’ emails or Facebook accounts is fast becoming a common criminal act, no
one, not even by the stretch of imagination, could have thought that a
respected servant of God like Pastor Kumuyi would be made a victim of the disturbing
act.
“It is a fact
repeatedly documented, and as a matter of principle, that Pastor Kumuyi neither
canvasses, nor solicits for funds for personal or ministerial use. Deeper Life
Bible Church has never accepted a grant from any source since inception, over
40 years ago.”
The added that money
generated in the church is raised on account of individual members’
consecration and sacred spiritual duties towards God.
The church said the matter
has again been reported to the authorities with a view to launching full
investigations to unravel the source(s) of the scam, while tighter arrangements
were being made to forestall a re-occurrence.
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