Bishop David Oyedepo of Living Faith Church has recounted how an abducted pastor of the church was released after he spoke with the abductors.
Speaking during a sermon as captured in a viral video, Oyedepo said when the kidnappers called for ransom, he took the phone and issued a 24-hour ultimatum for the release of the clergy.
He said, “one time, one of our pastors was kidnapped. When they called, I said give me the phone and I told them, in 24 hours if you don’t release him you are dead”.
According to Oyedepo, after the conversation, “the place was vibrating” and the victim was released immediately.
He urged members to release his phone number to kidnappers anytime they are abducted.
“If anybody picks you, give them my number. If he is not cut down, then I’m not sent. You carry the same force if you discover it”, he said.
Oyedepo also recalled how a female member of the church was kidnapped but freed after she spoke to the abductors.
“One of our daughters was captured somewhere she told them that ‘my father said I’m getting out of here latest by 7 am’, and the kidnappers started cutting themselves”, he added.
