8. Pastor Joseph Agboli
Apart from collecting tithes and offering, the senior pastor of Victorious Army, Joseph Agboli has devised another means for his congregation.
It is alleged that the pastor during service would tell his people that the church is in need of certain things and he wants people to contribute to the work of God. But to make people wake up to his call, he would just mention a bogus amount of money in the tune of millions depending on what mood he is.
And immediately he mentions this, the whole congregation has no option but to donate what they didn’t bargain for.
And to further display his new-found wealth in the vineyard of God, Pastor Agboli is in the habit of asking his wife how much he bought some of his accessories like wristwatch, shoes etc. He would call out to his wife, “Mummy, where did I buy these shoes and for how much?” and mummy would then reply, “I remember you bought it at Harold’s in UK for 10, 000 US dollars” and the whole congregation would then shout halleluyah.
One ex-church member told Global News that he stopped going to the Victorious Army Church when he saw the way the man of God was forcing money from his church members and while the pastor and his family live big, some of those who are donating their hard-earned money are struggling to survive.
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