Sunday, 17 August 2014

UNWANTED BRAND?: BISHOP OYEDEPO BARRED FROM UK


Founder and Head of Living Faith Church, Bishop David Oyedepo has been barred from entering the UK by the British Home Office following the commencement of investigations into the affairs of his church by the UK Charities Commission.

Bishop Oyedepo, popularly known as Papa by his followers, has been under investigation by the Charities Commission since 2012. Investigators are looking into the activities of his Living Faith Church, also known as Winners Chapel and the way it gets money from parishioners.

Preliminary enquiries have accused the UK branch of Winners Chapel, run by Bishop Oyedepo’s son, of unfairly exploiting supporters. As a result of the investigation, the Home Office has instructed the British High Commission in Abuja to issue what is known as an Airline Alert, which bars any carrier from bringing him into the UK.

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