Nigerians on social media have condemned Pastor Paul Adefarasin, the Founder and Senior Pastor of the House On The Rock Church for his recent comment on the assassination attempt on former United States President Donald Trump.

Trump, the Republican flagbearer was rushed off the stage at a rally in Pennsylvania, on Saturday, July 13, 2024, after being shot at by Thomas Mattew Crooks.

The attempt on his life happened just 6 minutes into his speech. Trump, in the viral video, could be seen clutching his right ear as he speedily lay on the floor.

The incident has been condemned by world leaders including President Bola Tinubu describing the attack on Trump as “distasteful” and “going beyond the pale of democratic norms. Violence has no place in democracy.”

Reacting to the incident in a post on his X on Sunday, Pastor Adefarasin condemned the political violence in the U.S.

The cleric also expressed gratitude that Trump came out of the attack without fatal injury, while extending condolences to the family of the deceased spectator and the injured.

"We condemn political violence in the leading democracy of the free world. We are thankful to God for the survival of former President Donald J. Trump without fatal injury. We extend our condolences to the family of the deceased spectator and offer our prayers for the injured. Our prayers remain for a speedy and total recovery of former President Trump," Adefarasin's post partly read.

Meanwhile, some Nigerians were displeased with the cleric's comment, pointing out his silence when similar incidents occurred during the 2023 general elections in Nigeria.

The aggrieved netizens questioned why Adefarasin found it convenient to condemn an incident that happened in the U.S. while he completely ignored the ones in his country.

Below are some of the reactions:

nkaiso_clothing wrote: "Humans were murdered in Lagos, at the last general elections in Nigeria, you refused to lend a voice, instead speaking in parables. A woman’s face was almost decapitated, she had gone to cast her vote like everyone else, in exercise of her constitutional duties, her face was scarred for life by people whom you identify with as “family “. Pastor Paul, you people make it impossible to preach the gospel of Jesus Christ! You hurt people by your intellectual dishonesties. Sit this out, sir."

mogreenofficial commented: "I'm so unfollowing this man, all I see is hypocrite, all the violence that happened during our own election you no talk anything, you came down from your car to assault a bus driver showing that you are a violent man hiding behind church, now something that is obviously staged you are coming to post it and do busy body you no see all the violence that happened during our election abi? You people obviously don't care about this country."

justseunfunmi said: "But just some days ago sir some students were trapped in a building in plateau and another one happen in Abuja not a single post was made. And you are posting this make we try Dey value our own o cos all dis oyinbo people no send our papa #Respectfully"

mobyakins commented: "We haven’t seen the post sending your condolence to the families of the deceased children in Jos."

usaeducationhub wrote: "We say NO to Political Violence and Gun Violence in 🇺🇸 , Nigeria 🇳🇬 and other countries. Sir, with your influence your consistent voice against current VIOLENCE in Nigeria 🇳🇬 would help in creating positive solutions. Speak out against VIOLENCE in Nigeria"

adakarl1 said: "Daddy abort this mission pls, I beg you with the love I have for you as your disciple since Muson Center. Maintain same energy u do on Nigeria politics we love you you that way"

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