Nigerian-Romanian broadcaster and talk show host, Mr. Ifedayo Olarinde aka Daddy Freeze, has incurred the wrath of the fiery founder and general overseer of Salvation Ministries, Pastor David Ibiyeomie, when he (Daddy Freeze) took to the social media to condemn the general overseer of Winners’ Chapel, Bishop David Oyedepo.
It was gathered that the 44-year-old broadcaster who has is fond of criticizing Nigerian pastors had in his recent post on Instagram lashed out at Oyedepo for saying women should submit to their husbands.
According to him, such advice is a misrepresentation of the scriptures.
Reacting, during his Sunday sermon, Ibiyeomie, in a video clip that has gone viral went overboard questioning Daddy Freeze’s paternity, nationality, marital status, called him names and threatened to deal with him the next time he would dare insult Oyedepo whom he called “my father.”
“Insult me; I won’t comment, but insult Oyedepo …that bastard…. any day I hear you talk about him… Do they know his (Freeze’s) father? Does Daddy Freeze have a father? Who’s his father?”
“That half caste who is born by a Somalian? The day I hear him insult Oyedepo, I’ll deal with him. Oyedepo may not talk, but I can’t be alive and you’d insult my father. I can’t take it. I’ll tear you to pieces, bastard. People who have fathers don’t insult fathers.
“He’s insulting him because he has no father. Does he (Freeze) look like a Nigerian? Somebody they gave birth to on the ship.
“I curse the day he was born. Tell him. This should be the last time he’d talk about Oyedepo. A man who is not married; he has no wife. He can’t take care of his home but he’s coming to talk on TV. If he has one, let him show us his father.
“Somebody that is a broadcaster, does he have a good job? I will never be alive to see someone insult my father. You’re not born! I’ll kill, arrest him,” said Ibiyeomie.
However, scathing condemnation has trailed Ibiyeomi’s outburst calling it over-reaction.
A writer, Mr. Fredrick Nwabufo reacted saying “really, we have a “Boko Haram problem” in the church. Love, grace, temperance, and compassion have taken leave of the synagogue.
“Some Christians, if given the latitude, will fight and kill for their pastors. They lost the logic of the gospel and have become “mammonised by mammon-seeking pastors. They defend man but not God,” he said.
“What could be more ghastly from an aperture that supposedly preaches the Bible and praises God, and from the altar of God? How is he different from those seeking the death of a singer in Kano for simply making music they put a slant on? he wrote.
Continuing, he said: “Pastor David Ibiyeomie of Salvation Ministries, by his unrighteous paroxysm of attacks on Ifedayo Olarinde…has taken the chief table among the Pharisees Jesus condemned.
“He let off a volley of abominable invective against Daddy Freeze because the broadcaster differed with Bishop David Oyedepo.
“We have to face up to the truth; the truth about Christian fundamentalism. The church today has been sculpted in the image of extremists and demagogues – men who arrogate to themselves the power of life and death.
“They pronounce perdition on those who step on their testy ego and deploy the bloodhounds of hell against those who differ with them.
“These men are the people Jesus the Christ dismissed as “brood of vipers”. They have taken the word of God and revised it to fit into their foibles and weaknesses.”
A Twitter user @BrunoPenandes wrote, “I was so disappointed watching a prominent pastor swearing.”
Another commentator, @Katakore said: “How different is this from Yahaya Sharif’s death sentence in Kano for blasphemy? You disrespect my prophet you die, you disrespect my papa in the Lord you die. Same Religious intolerance, different sides of the same coin.”
For @Briantega “Hebrew 12:24 ‘Pursue peace with all men, and the sanctification without which no one will see the Lord’ Clowns in pulpit glorified by morons who are lost and don’t have their relationship with God. Why spew hate, if you have an issue with him (Daddy freeze) be a man of God as you claim you are.
@Walegates “This is a threat of physical harm & murder by Pastor Ibiyeomie on camera in front of his church with people cheering.”
@Ladundun wrote: “They crucified the Son of God. In response, Jesus said, ‘Father forgive them for they know not what they are doing.’ Ask yourself, does Pastor Ibiyeomie sound Christlike? It’s a pity, a pastor spewing this weight of hate. You’ll think he should know better to love, just as Jesus commands.”
@Basilolemerezi “Just imagine the kind of words coming from a Pastor’s mouth. This video has made me change my mind towards Daddy freeze. Is this Pastor not a racist?
@Paskael “Are we supposed to say he is a Pastor? I believe everything daddy Freeze is getting somewhere with his different views. Is it a crime? It is hitting home and an anointed man of god just called his fellow human being a bastard. What are they teaching their flock?
Some commentators did not have kind words for Daddy Freeze whom they accused of for always stirring up controversies with pastors.
@Izekwesu “Daddy Freeze is a clout chaser who stays relevant only by “replying” Oyedepo. Let him do same to Muslim clerics and they’ll have him killed.”
@Emaudohu “Whatever they call him Daddy freeze or freezer, you better cry for help and repentance because with those curses, your days and reign is counting. All of You can keep holding onto your myopic comments about pastor Ibiyiomie’s declarations, time will tell.”
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Daddy Freeze will open his mouth waaaaaaaaa and spit nonsense against servants of God. Whether they are legit or not, that’s left for God to decide. Who is he to insult Oyedepo?
@Ameduchilala “I am a Christian and not a fan of these God of men but truth be said, Daddy freeze to me looks like an anti-Christ. Why fighting just pastors and not imams or other religious groups? Why not fight the bad government, Boko Haram stuff and our leaders?
