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Concerned Christian Youth Forum to Intervene Over Arrest of Apostle Festus Alilu

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Mar 21, 2025.

James Agbenu

Concerned Christian Youth Forum plans to intervene in the arrest of Apostle Festus Alilu, calling for justice.
The group expresses concern over the circumstances surrounding the cleric’s detention.
Christian community urges authorities to ensure a fair and transparent process in handling the case.

The Concerned Christian Youth Forum has called for mutual respect for religious leaders.

EKO HOT BLOG reports that this follows the arrest of Apostle Festus Alilu over an alleged defamatory video against Pastor Korede Komaiya.

Apostle Festus Alilu, the senior pastor of Word of Power Gospel Church International in Ughelli, Delta State, was arrested by the police late Thursday following controversial statements he made against Pastor Korede Komaiya of The Master’s Place International Church, a well-known prosperity preacher.

Pastor Korede Komaiya

The arrest comes after Apostle Alilu posted a video on his official Facebook page in which he accused Pastor Komaiya of misleading church members with fabricated prosperity teachings.

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Reacting, the group clarified that Pastor Komaiya did not initiate the arrest, stating that it was carried out by some of his followers.

In a statement, the forum condemned the verbal attack on Pastor Komaiya and emphasized the need to uphold dignity and respect for Christian leaders while urging an amicable resolution to the matter.

Adama said, “The attention of the Concerned Christian Youth Forum has been drawn to the arrest of one Apostle Festus Alilu over an alleged defamatory video he made against Pastor Korede Komaiya.

“We have watched the said video with due circumspection on social media and the Concerned Christian Youth Forum hereby condemn in totality the verbal attack of Apostle Festus Alilu on the person of Pastor Korede Komaiya. “We consider this attack unprovoked and unwarranted, and we consequently wish to extend our sincere apologies to Pastor Komaiya on behalf of our community.

“Upon further inquiries, we discovered that the arrest of Apostle Alilu was not initiated by Pastor Komaiya himself but by some of his followers. This highlights the importance of considering and verifying facts before drawing conclusions or making accusations.

“The Concerned Christian Youth Forum is stepping in with the hope of finding an amicable resolution to this matter.

“We would like to use this opportunity to make it clear that attacks on the Christian Faith and its Leaders will no longer be tolerated. We are ready to take all necessary steps to vigorously defend Christianity and its leaders in Nigeria.