VIDEO: Oyedepo condemns killings, says ‘I’ll pray against killers, not for them’
August 3, 2026 10:08 am
Founder of Living Faith Church Worldwide, Bishop David Oyedepo
The Founder of Living Faith Church Worldwide, Bishop David Oyedepo, has condemned the recent killings in the country declaring that he would pray against those responsible rather than pray for them.
Oyedepo spoke during a church service following the July 27, 2026, attack in which gunmen reportedly killed at least 30 people, including women and children in Kaduna.
The cleric described the perpetrators and their alleged sponsors as “destructive agents,” insisting that judgment awaited them.
“Woe to all destructive agents in Nigeria. Whether in power or out of power, judgement has finally come,” he said.
Rejecting calls for prayers on behalf of the attackers, Oyedepo said, “You can’t slaughter members of my family and want me to pray for you. I pray against you, against your household, against your generation, in the name of Jesus.”
He also alleged that the attackers were being sponsored.
“Everybody knows that these wicked people are being sponsored. Anyone who doesn’t know that, that’s a problem,” he said.
The bishop further pronounced what he described as a curse on those allegedly financing the violence.
“Every sponsor of killers in Nigeria, you come under a curse today,” he declared.
Oyedepo questioned what he described as the government’s silence over the persistent killings, saying he had yet to hear an official statement condemning the latest attack.
“You mean they kill people every day and government is pretending not to know what to do?” he asked.
“I have not heard any statement from government quarters against the killings. I’m here to hear one, sir. Our human life is not of value anymore?”
He also expressed concern over what he described as restrictions on public preaching, saying he had remained silent for a long time but believed divine justice was imminent.
“When you see God keep quiet at the wickedness of the wicked, it’s because the bubble is about to burst,” he said.
“I have long held my peace… but now I will rise, like a wounded lion, and I will devour at once.”
Reiterating his message, Oyedepo added, “As the Lord lives… this bubble will burst. Go and hide anywhere. The bubble will burst.”
Watch the video below:
𝐕𝐈𝐃𝐄𝐎: 𝐎𝐲𝐞𝐝𝐞𝐩𝐨 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐦𝐧𝐬 𝐊𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬, 𝐒𝐚𝐲𝐬 ‘𝐈’𝐥𝐥 𝐏𝐫𝐚𝐲 𝐀𝐠𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐬𝐭 𝐊𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐫𝐬, 𝐍𝐨𝐭 𝐅𝐨𝐫 𝐓𝐡𝐞𝐦’
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