A Nigerian pastor has stirred outrage after threatening to have a church member deported if she failed to send him $1,000 within seven days.
The pastor, who claimed to have prayed for the woman’s daughter to secure a visa, accused her of buying property abroad without first showing gratitude to him.
During a recent church ministration, a pastor reportedly approached a woman and claimed to have seen a vision concerning her daughter’s land dispute.
The woman confirmed the revelation, acknowledging that her daughter, who relocated to Australia two years ago, had indeed been facing challenges over landed property. The pastor then expressed surprise that she was already able to buy land abroad within such a short time.
Pastor gives them an ultimatum
He went on to issue an ultimatum, demanding to speak directly with the daughter over the phone. He insisted that $1,000 must be transferred to his account before the end of the week, threatening that failure to do so would lead to her deportation.
The pastor claimed that he held the missing chip in resolving her land issue and assured that by sending the money, he would be able to pray for her complete restoration.
He partly said …
“She dey buy land, she no buy for me, me wey pray?”
Netizens’ reactions
@DonMike_X said: “If he prayed her a visa and now threatens deportation for cash, someone needs to ask: who’s really running that church — God or a cash register?”
@ill_nojie said: “Who Dey earn 800k still need prayer to get Australian visa? Ahhh 😂😂”
@swtlovex wrote: “But everything is in the Bible. If we take time to study the Bible, this wouldn’t surprise us.
For eg, Jesus talked about false prophets & disciples in Matt 7:16-23.
Matt 24:1-12
In fact, every single thing we see now was talked about in the Bible & predicted to happen”
Watch video below …
“I prayed for your daughter to get visa; now she’s buying lands for herself without buying for me first. If she don’t give me $1,000 in 7 days, I’ll make them deport you.”😳🧎
-Pastor tells abroad member pic.twitter.com/8TelIRWBZm
— CHUKS 🍥 (@ChuksEricE) September 21, 2025