A resurfaced video of Pastor Chris Okafor of the Mountain of Liberation and Miracle Ministries has triggered a massive controversy across Nigerian social media. The clip, which shows a dramatic moment from a church service, features the pastor commanding a female congregant to go blind, leading to an intense online debate about the nature of modern-day miracles.
The Viral Moment That Shocked Congregation and Netizens
In the now-viral throwback video, Pastor Chris Okafor is seen calling a woman to the front of the congregation. He then makes a bold declaration concerning her sight. He told her that if God truly spoke to him and if he were a genuine man of God, she would lose her vision for exactly ten minutes. After repeating his words, he commanded the unidentified lady to go blind.
Seconds following his statement, the woman was captured on video rubbing her eyes and acting as though she could not open them. The atmosphere in the church immediately became highly charged, with the choir launching into Chris Salom's worship song 'Power Belongs to You' amidst screams and shouts from the congregation.
Netizens React with Fury and Mockery
The video, which spread rapidly online, drew a torrent of mixed but largely critical reactions from Nigerians. Many users expressed anger and disbelief at the spectacle, questioning the biblical basis for such an act.
User @ami_buna commented, "Imagine.... The people clapping and shouting de add to my anger." Another user, @pretty_divaella, sarcastically remarked, "People Dey pray make their members see. ? e reach dis one turn he wan blind them all ??? nice one papa."
The criticism extended to the congregants themselves, with @directorsnybes stating, "That Person wey dey shout power, God go judge your matter SPECIALLY ?." Many echoed the sentiment that true divine power heals rather than harms, with @olusegunjamesadegbite noting, "The power of God doesn’t make people blind; it makes the blind eyes see." Other reactions ranged from labeling him a "Koromoto pastor" to calling the event "reverse miracling."
Controversy Amid Ongoing Saga with Actress Doris Ogala
This viral moment comes amid an ongoing and very public controversy between Pastor Chris Okafor and Nollywood actress Doris Ogala. The actress had previously sparked online buzz by sharing a private image of the cleric and hinting at more revelations to come.
This is not the first time Pastor Okafor's miraculous acts have been questioned online. Legit.ng had earlier reported renewed criticism after another controversial video from 2019 resurfaced. In that clip, the pastor was seen performing a healing miracle on a woman with a stunted right arm, which she claimed was caused by a dream encounter.
In that service, Okafor declared, "If witches can do this, my God can do better than witches," as he commanded the return of her missing bones from "the household of witches." The woman subsequently stretched her arm, leading to jubilation in the church, though the scene also fueled online debate.
The convergence of these old videos with the current scandal involving Doris Ogala has kept Pastor Chris Okafor firmly in the trending topics, forcing many to scrutinize the dramatic manifestations within some Nigerian Pentecostal circles.
