Foursquare Gospel Church has suspended its pastor, Dr. Igbeneghu
Boniface, indicted in sex-for-grades, from ministerial works with
immediate effect.
Dr Boniface, a lecturer at the University of Lagos, was exposed
in a documentary ran by BBC Africa, Monday, Oct. 7.
In a statement obtained by Campus Gist Monday afternoon, the
church dissociated itself totally from the act of the said pastor
cum lecturer.
The statement which was signed by the church’s national
secretary, Rev lkechukwu Ugbaja, said investigation into the act
had begun, promising to sanction the pastor if found wanting.
Full Statement,
“The attention of the leadership of The Foursquare Gospel
Church in Nigeria has been drawn to a video clip trending on social
media platforms titled “Sex for grades: Undercover in West Africa
Universities – BBC News” wherein a lecturer in University of Lagos
named Dr. Boniface Igbeneghu also described as a pastor in
Foursquare Gospel Church was allegedly involved in sexual
misconduct with some female students of the university.
“The general public is hereby informed that as a holiness
and Bible-believing Church, we do not condone such heinous and
unscriptural act among our ministers.
“We totally dissociate ourselves from the purported conduct
of Dr. Igbeneghu and promise to take appropriate measure as soon as
the ongoing investigation is concluded.
“Meanwhile, the pastor in question has been asked to step
down from all ministerial assignments.”
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