Coronavirus: Two Popular Nigerian Churches Hold Sunday Service Despite Ban On Religious Gatherings

Despite the recent ban religious gatherings by by state governments, some Sunday service gatherings shows that two churches have failed to follow the directive.

The Lagos and Ogun government had recent given directive to halt all religious gatherings that exceeds more than 20 to 50 people in other to curb the spread of coronavirus.

However, this Sunday, March 22, the Winners Chapel – Cannan Land and Dunamis in Abuja held their church service with more than 50 people in attendance.

In several photos and video shared online, it could be seen that the congregation in two churches was more than the number required for gatherings by the government.

See some reactions from Nigerians below:

I just confirmed that winners chapel is holding service too in otta, Ogun State. Ogun state government, @OGSGofficial and @PoliceNG must immediately arrest the Pastor of the Church like they arrested the Pastor in Shagamu, no one is above the law. pic.twitter.com/L0omAWiffZ

— Olúyẹmí Fásípè ?? (@YemieFash) March 22, 2020

Dunamis. Winners Chapel. Live. pic.twitter.com/h2v1AGLGfT

— Caladan Brood (@The_McCoy) March 22, 2020

Absolutely irresponsible and very reckless of Dunamis Church Abuja and Living Faith (Winners Chapel) to carry on services as normal. Absolutely disgraceful. Lead by example!! Coronavirus is not a joke!!

— Dr. Dípò Awójídé (@OgbeniDipo) March 22, 2020

This is the proof ma. Even Dunamis and other well known churches held physical service today pic.twitter.com/AqtAm55fgQ

— Yusuf Abatan (@yusuf_abatan) March 22, 2020

Wait. Canaanland, Winners Chapel held service today? Haaaaaaa! E don be for us.

Multitude of people traveled from Lagos down to Ota to gather for service?

Imagine the outcome if one or two carriers are in attendance. And they’ll go back to their various areas to spread it too!

— Wale Adetona (@iSlimfit) March 22, 2020

Just In. Winners Chapel, Cannan land & Dunamis Abuja having their #SundayService despite Government’s ban on gatherings with more than 50 People pic.twitter.com/dMcnwt6CWy

— ALABI OPEYEMI OLADMEJI (@alabiopeyemiola) March 22, 2020

.@DavidOyedepoMin had a FULL #SundayService today in Otta close proximity to Lagos and Ogun State the epicentre of Nigeria‘s #CoronavirusCrisis Crisis.
Same with Dunamis Abuja
Responsible religious leaders are UNITED in calling on worshipers to stay at home and watch live streams pic.twitter.com/2TFa2YUdtl

— Kayode Ogundamisi (@ogundamisi) March 22, 2020

Oyedepo’s Canaan land & his Winners Chapel #Covidiots are holding mass gatherings & risking lives in d midst of a worldwide pandemic.
Govt needs to rise up & do its job of protecting lives frm these greedy “gods of men”.
d Sheeple can still give their offerings online, dude. ? pic.twitter.com/G8ehBMb74Q

— da paladin (@makedemhear) March 22, 2020

?Just here doing the infection spread index calculation of #COVIDー19 that might emanate frm just 2 of Nigeria’s big churches who had at least 3 services today.
Dunamis: 100,000 seats ×3 services = up to 250,000 possibilities.
Winners: 50,000 seats×3services=up to 100,000 cases

— James C. (@JamesLantern2) March 22, 2020

JUST SO YOU KNOW:
Right now, Nigeria just confirmed 4 new cases. The total cases is now 26 “officially”. Nobody knows what unofficial figures are.

Right now, CanaanLand is running a full church service in their auditorium. Thousands of people present.

We are A VERY MAD COUNTRY.

— #OurFavOnlineDoc ? (@DrOlufunmilayo) March 22, 2020

ONE woman in a South Korea church got 4,000 people infected in 2 weeks.
Just one person.

Canaanland is a 50,000 seat auditorium.
Just imagine what can happen to Ogun State/Lagos State IF an outbreak starts/spreads from there.

Just imagine. This is suicide.#ShutDownCanaanland

— #OurFavOnlineDoc ? (@DrOlufunmilayo) March 22, 2020

Pastor Adeboye did NOT hold any services at the Redemption Camp.

Olukoya did NOT hold any services at Prayer City.

But Oyedepo held multiple services at Canaanland and even arrogantly attacked govt for closing schools.

Govt MUST act now. Lives are at risk.#ShutDownCanaanland

— #OurFavOnlineDoc ? (@DrOlufunmilayo) March 22, 2020

Only if these people going to Canaanland knows that bishop Oyedepo will be given first class treatment if he ever test positive and majority of them wont be that lucky

— Loko diu (@lokodiu) March 22, 2020

Oyedepo made a very silly mistake.

He’s not in the good books of the current government and he still went ahead to break the directive that church service should not be held today. If the government decide to seal Canaanland now, winners members would start ranting.

— Abass Oyeyemi (@AbassOyeyemi) March 22, 2020

Nigerians will witness a lot of #COVIDー19 cases if not thousands this coming week since their Religious Cohorts in Canaanland aka Oyedepo and Dunamis in Abuja display their Greedy Mindset using their Bible at Gullible Nigerians.

— Super Big Zaddie JP (@OritseTrentJP) March 22, 2020

The owner abi GO of canaanland should be locked up in jail. And those of you in the church presently are MAD and should also be locked up.

— PÀRLE OF LAGOS (@BolajiParle) March 22, 2020

COZA And Dunamis went ahead to hold services in Abuja.
Hmmmm.
This is barbaric, unwise and reckless.
I posted on my WhatsApp status expressing my disappointment and my brother had this to say. (We’re both Dunamites) pic.twitter.com/A3QDlAAz3t

— ??Chi-Ehis ?? (@Eddyehiz) March 22, 2020