Lazarus Muoka, the general overseer of The Lord’s Chosen Charismatic Revival Ministries, has called out VeryDarkMan for allegedly criticising his church.

Last month, clips of the church’s members sharing their strange testimonies went viral on social media.

In one of the videos, an elderly woman claimed she was attacked by four armed robbers but miraculously gained control of their guns.

Similarly, a man testified that he survived kidnapping, machete attacks, and gunshots “without sustaining any injuries”.

Another man alleged that a lion rescued him from kidnappers by lifting him into the air and guiding him to safety.

The clips sparked skepticism and questions about the authenticity of the church members’ testimonies.

Speaking to his congregation in a recent video, Mouka said he was told that the activist “made negative comments about my church”.

The cleric alleged that the social media influencer said “Chosen members will learn the hard way”.

Mouka said he told the person “VeryDarkMan is learning something today in a hard way” — implying that the activist is in a difficult situation due to his remarks about Chosen.

“Somebody came to talk to me and said ‘Pastor, do you see this man that is talking against us? The man said Chosen people will learn something the hard way,” he said.

“And he mentioned the name of the man and he is called VeryDarkMan. I said no, Chosen will not learn something the hard way and that he is the one who will learn something the hard way.

“I didn’t speak evil of him. I only made a statement. I don’t want to speak evil, because if I say anything negative or evil, it will happen immediately.

“I cannot speak evil against any man but I’m telling you that VeryDarkMan is learning something today in a hard way. I didn’t say that in order to punish him, I only said what he said.

“If God’s anointed gets angry with you, you are finished.”

Mouka’s remarks came amid VeryDarkMan’s controversy involving Bobrisky, the crossdresser, rapper Falz, and his father Femi Falana, as well as some officials of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and the Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS).

A Catholic priest has apologised for knocking the head of an altar server while officiating a wedding ceremony.

In a viral video, the young boy is seen struggling to hold the microphone steady for the groom as the couple exchanged their marital vows. This apparently frustrated the priest who proceeded to smack the boy on the head.

The incident sparked mixed reactions on social media. While some users saw the smacking as harmless and lighthearted, others condemned it as unacceptable, especially during a sacred ceremony.

In a recent video, the priest whose identity is yet to be disclosed apologised to the altar server and his family. He also described his action as “a mistake”.

“This your boy was handling mic and he did not hold the microphone well towards the mouth of the person that will confess their vow. So accidentally or mistakenly, I knocked his head,” he said.

“Eventually someone took the picture and posted it on the internet. They said I should come and apologise to your family and to him, that I am sorry for what happened.

“It was not a deliberate act. It was just something I did unconsciously because of the people who were doing the wedding. That was what precipitated the action. I am very sorry.”

Patrick Doyle, the ace Nigerian actor, has criticised the phrase “I am chosen”, commonly chanted by members of The Lord’s Chosen Charismatic Revival Ministries.

In a recent Facebook post, Doyle described the phrase as “nonsensical” and argued it is not a Christian doctrine.

“The phrase ‘I am a chosen,’ as used by members of the religious sect called ‘Chosen,’ should never be connected to the Body of Christ,” he wrote.

“The members of this sect do not have Jesus in mind when they chant the phrase. Their adoration is unequivocally directed at a man, their GO, and the sect he founded. The phrase does not mention or even imply Jesus in any way.

“To infer that the nonsensical phrase is remotely connected to giving glory to the name or person of our Savior, Jesus Christ, is to make a mockery of our faith.

“Bloggers and content creators using the phrase are not mocking the Church of God but the sect in question and its founder.”

Doyle’s remark comes on the heels of skepticism surrounding testimonies from the church.

Last week, social media users shared old clips of congregants recounting their miraculous experiences.

In one video, an elderly woman claimed four armed robbers attacked her but miraculously gained control of their guns, leading to the arrest of three of the assailants.

Similarly, a man testified that he survived a kidnapping, machete assaults, and gunshots “without sustaining any injuries.”

Another man alleged that a lion rescued him from kidnappers by lifting him into the air and guiding him to safety.