A Nigerian community group in Canada has claimed responsibility for the closure of the Greater Liberation City International Ministry Centre in Toronto, a church owned by controversial Nigerian pastor, Chris Okafor.
Speaking in a video statement, Prince Ulujimi Adikale, who described himself as a representative of a group known as “Vineyard Whistleblowers,” said the organisation had been working to stop what he called “fake churches” from operating in Canada.
Adikale disclosed that he recently visited the church’s Toronto branch located at 877 Allen Street, North York, and vowed to take action against ministries accused of performing alleged fake miracles.
He stated that the group was determined to prevent practices he claimed were common in Nigeria from being exported to Canada.
According to him, official documents from the Canadian government show that the ministry has now been formally dissolved.
“I wish to tell you today that Greater Liberation City International Ministry Centre, which is owned by Chris Okafor, operating here in Toronto, Canada, precisely in North York, 877 Allen Street, has been dissolved,” he said.
“As you can see here on my screen, that is official document from the Government of Canada dissolving the ministry. So, and we continue to go after others.”
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He further alleged that the ministry had been operating under another address at 3100 Western Road 2 and insisted that it no longer has legal status in Canada.
Adikale also called on Canadian immigration authorities to take action against one of the church’s leaders, identified as Bashiru Ibano, also known as Pastor David Ibano.
“By law, they are no longer existing here in Canada. And with this, we are calling on the immigration that Mr. Bashiru Ibano, now known as Pastor David Ibano, has to leave the country,” he said.
He added: “He should go back to Nigeria with his miracle. Let him go back and start performing his miracle in their churches over there, not here in Canada.”
The activist maintained that Nigerians in Canada are hardworking and law-abiding, and should not have their reputation damaged by religious organisations accused of misconduct.
He announced plans to expand the group into an international network aimed at challenging what he described as fraudulent religious practices.
“It’s going to be a worldwide gathering, a worldwide association that we are going to use to start fighting all these fake pastors all over,” Adikale declared.
“And right now, we have succeeded in closing down Pastor Christopher’s church here in Toronto, Canada.”
Neither Pastor Chris Okafor nor representatives of the Greater Liberation City International Ministry Centre have responded to the allegations as of the time of this report.
