The Lord’s Chosen Church continued its normal activities on October 9, 2013, Wednesday, despite its closure by the Lagos State Government. continue after the cut
It
was not clear if the state government had already lifted the order to
shut down order the Church due to its poor sanitary condition or not.
A
worker at the Church who spoke to PREMIUM TIMES on conditions of
anonymity offered to go and speak with the police officers present at
the Church.
At
the nearby police post, a police officer was pointing the way to the
Administrator’s building when the worker, who had been frantically
making phone calls, came to say that the Church’s administrator, Public
Relations Officer, or the Chief Security Officer were unavailable.
“They
are not around. You can go and come back tomorrow. If you can’t come
tomorrow, come the day after. No other person is authorized to speak
with journalists,” the worker said.
Activities
at the Church’s headquarters during October 9, 2013, Wednesday,
betrayed no sign of a premises sealed by a government task force.
Outside
the church, a handful of members danced around a giant loudspeaker
belching out a song: ‘Children of God, who are you looking up to? Who
will heal your sickness?’
Over a dozen other members, clutching sleeping mats, hurried towards waiting buses preparing to leave for evangelical duties.
According
to sources of PREMIUM TIMES, Lazarus Muoka, the Church’s General
Overseer, is currently outside the country “on a church assignment.”
The
Lord’s Chosen has branches in 75 countries across the world, according
to information on its website, including in Venezuela and Vietnam. 
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