Zion Prayer Movement dismisses viral video of gun attack on Evangelist Ebuka Obi

The Zion Prayer Movement Outreach (ZPMOM) has dismissed arsenic “a blatant lie” a viral YouTube video claiming its Spiritual Director, Evangelist Ebuka Obi, was attacked by gunmen during the commissioning of a escaped infirmary successful Aguleri, Anambra State.

In a connection issued successful Lagos, Evangelist Obi’s Media Adviser, Dan Aibangbe, described the contented of the video arsenic “nothing little than a wicked fabrication with chaotic imaginations that could lone service to instil fearfulness successful the unwary and discourage monolithic attendance successful its upcoming supplication crusade.”

He said, contrary to the claims successful the AI-generated video, the commissioning ceremonial was a “resounding success, with nary reported disturbances.” According to him, “Evangelist Obi and his full entourage peacefully departed the venue astir 4 p.m. and travelled safely to Owerri, Imo State, arriving without immoderate incident. This is wholly contrary to the 8 p.m. Anambra onslaught reported successful the fake video.”

The connection commended the efforts of information operatives, noting that “this fake video negates the fantabulous enactment of the information teams that ensured the creaseless and incident-free occurrence of the full programme of events, which was attended by a wide retinue of authorities officials, dignitaries and a monolithic assemblage of supporters.”

It added that the fabrication besides detracts from “the highly improved information situation that has resulted from the deliberate and conscientious efforts of Governor Soludo.”

Mr Aibangbe suggested that the motive down the fake video could beryllium “a ruse by the vlogger to pull immense postulation to its transmission oregon the handiwork of mischief-makers successful a hopeless effort to sow fearfulness and uncertainty among the faithful, peculiarly those travelling from the diaspora for the upcoming supplication crusade.”

He urged worshippers to disregard the video and be the end-of-fast crusade without hesitation. “Imo State (particularly Ngor Okpala, the venue of the upcoming crusade) is simply a harmless haven for worshippers and visitors alike. Security arrangements successful and astir the theatre of the crusade are planned to beryllium top-notch successful safety, assemblage control, arsenic good arsenic idiosyncratic extortion for each comers. As such, enemies of the Church spreading falsehoods are already defeated and volition beryllium enactment to shame by the powerfulness of God,” helium stated.

The media advisor further appealed to the nationalist to verify accusation earlier sharing. “The force traditionally adopts fearfulness and rumours arsenic weapons of warfare. We impulse the wide nationalist to ever endeavour to verify accusation from credible sources, refrain from sharing unverified content, stay vigilant, and study immoderate suspicious enactment to the authorities.”

He confirmed that the video had already been flagged for due sanctions by YouTube.

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