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General News of Sunday, 10 May 2020

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Ogun State Police issues stern warning as Bishop Oyedepo declares churches open

Bishop David Oyedepo Bishop David Oyedepo

The Ogun State Police Command has issued a stern warning to religious leaders in the state against opening up churches for services amid coronavirus pandemic.

This comes after Bishop Oyedepo of Living Faith Church declared that anyone against the opening of churches will die.

In a statement issued by Police Spokesman, Abimbola Oyeyemi, the command stated that “the ban on all forms of gathering be it social or religious is still in force.”

The statement also pointed out that “security agencies in the state will view the opening of worship centres with all seriousness.”

It reads: “It has come to the notice of Ogun State Police Command that some religious leaders in the state are preparing to open their various religious centers for people to converge in total disobedience to both the state and federal government directives. “The command hereby appeals to such religious leaders in both Islamic and Christian faith who may be having such intention to have a change of mind because the security agencies in the state will view such with all seriousness. “The command will not tolerate any act capable of undermining the determination of the state and federal government to fight the COVID 19 pandemic to a standstill. “The commissioner of police, therefore, wish to use this medium to remind all religious leaders that the ban on all forms of gathering; be it social or religious is still in force. He also admonished all and sundry to cooperate with the government in its efforts to make the state coronavirus-free.”