Nigerian musician Oluseun Anikulapo Kuti, the youngest son of Afrobeat pioneer Fela Kuti, has called on the government to take strict action against pastors who perform what he describes as ‘staged’ miracles.
During a live video, Seun Kuti explained that some pastors make claims of miraculous healings that cannot be medically verified. He argued that these acts of deceit should be punishable by law, insisting that pastors caught faking miracles should face jail time.
“A law should be made to ensure that no one is allowed to perform miracles, and anyone caught claiming to perform a miracle should be sent to jail. The only exception would be if the miracle can be proven at Lagos University Teaching Hospital (LUTH).
They should perform the miracle for ten people at LUTH. I do not want to hear about fake miracles, because your God can do all things. I am not talking about miracles that claim to heal someone who has been blind their entire life. In this case, I’m talking about someone with no eyeballs at all and if the miracle is real, the person should gain full vision.
If you cannot perform the miracle, you should be held accountable. If a person is unable to perform the miracle, they should be sentenced to fifty years in prison,” he stated.
Seun’s remarks have reignited debates around accountability in religious practices in Nigeria, with many weighing in on social media over the role of faith leaders and the need for verification of miraculous claims.
“Govt should ban any pastor doing any miracle”
— Seun Kuti pic.twitter.com/UQMdPDNfdY
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