Pastor Uche Aigbe, presiding pastor of House on The Rock, Abuja mounted the altar with an AK-47 during service on Sunday, February 12.
The pastor’s presence in the church caused a scene as the congregation tried to figure out the motive behind such.
Wielding the gun, the pastor found his way to the altar as many members of his congregation were alarmed trying to figure out what was happening.
The unperturbed clergyman walked up to the lectern, aware of the tension his action had created, without looking at his worshippers.
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He, however, made an attempt to open his Bible, and said jokingly, “Some people are looking for my trouble. And I came here prepared.
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“Today, there are some pastors with gift of divination who go about ripping people.
This is why we should carry our ‘guns’ and defend ourselves.
I will particularly be coming very soon for some of you sleeping in the church.”
His response threw the entire gathering into a fit of laughter as he continued preaching on “Guarding your hearts from false teachers” and “faith without work is dead.”
Equally, it is yet to established if the gun was loaded or it was simply brandished.
