Oyedepo's Faith Healing Claims: Churches And Misinformation About COVID19 In Nigeria By Leo Igwe | Sahara Reporters

My attention has been drawn to a report in one of the national dailies titled, 114 Church Members, Healed of Coronavirus-Says Oyedepo. In this report, Bishop Oyedepo of the Living Faith Church International also known as Winners' Chapel claimed that over 100 members of his church had been healed of the coronavirus.

However, the report contains some discrepancies in the figures. While the headline has 114 members, the body of the text says 10. It is not clear how the reporter came about the other 104 members. The rest of the report was filled with statements where Oyedepo lambasted the Nigerian authorities for closing down churches while allowing the markets to open. My issue is not Oyedepo's anger over the closure of churches but his faith healing claims.

Whether the number of those healed of COVID19 is 114 or 10 members of the Winners' Chapel, the claim is still weighty, reckless, and irresponsible. The World Health Organisation has made it clear that there is no cure for the coronavirus. It has outlined measures and guidelines for the reduction of the spread of the disease. Oyedepo's healing claim goes contrary to the directives and positions of this world's health body.

COVID19 constitutes a public health challenge, and church leaders should be mindful of the claims that they make. Media organizations should be diligent enough and ensure that they balance reports of faith healing claims, that is if they must publish them.

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