BISHOP OYEDEPO BANNED FROM ENTERING THE UK BECAUSE HE HAS TAKEN OUT MORE THAN £16 MILLION ILLEGALLY FROM THE UK SINCE 2009

The UK Home Office banned flamboyant Nigerian pastor, Bishop David Oyedepo, the general overseer of the Living Faith Church Worldwide, otherwise known as Winners Chapel, from entering Britain.

According to SaharaReporters,

the ban arose from preliminary investigations by Britain’s Charity Commission that determined that monies donated to Bishop Oyedepo’s church for charitable purposes were funnelled to Nigeria to fund the preacher’s flamboyant lifestyle.

Bishop Oyedepo who is Nigeria’s richest pastor and listed as the richest televangelists in the world, owns a plush private jet and has a fleet of expensive cars, among many other astonishing personal assets.

Bishop Oyedepo was barred from entering the United Kingdom in July. The ban was triggered after the British Charity Commission found out that the wealthy pastor had taken out more than £16 million from the UK since 2009. He added that the commission closely monitors any repatriation of church resources, disclosing that any repatriation of funds of that size was most likely illegal.

According to the source, Bishop Oyedepo claimed that he was running a not-for-profit religious organization, “but the commission determined that he was diverting funds to engage in a series of profitable ventures.”

The UK government has distributed notices warning airlines that operate flights to the UK not carry the bishop. Mr. Oyedepo’s private jet is also barred from entering the UK airspace with him on board.

A few years ago, Bishop Oyedepo provoked international outrage when videotapes of one of his church events showed him slapping a teenage girl he accused of being a witch. In the face of mounting criticism, including calls for his arrest for assaulting a minor, Mr. Oyedepo boasted that he would slap the “witch” again.