‘My religious merchandise, ‘Pool of Bethesda, Crimson Sea Water,’ not on the market’- Prophet Fufeyin

The founder and senior prophet of Christ Mercyland Deliverance Ministry (CMDM), Jeremiah Fufeyin, has introduced that his religious merchandise, together with ‘Pool of Bethesda water’ and ‘Crimson Sea water,’ is not going to be bought anymore.

Prophet Fufeyin’s declaration comes after weeks of public scrutiny and stress from social media activist Vincent Otse, generally known as VeryDarkMan (VDM), who questioned the legitimacy and regulatory approval of promoting his religious merchandise (miracle water, fragrance, religious shirt, cleaning soap, mustard seed and one-shot oil).

PREMIUM TIMES reported that VDM went an additional step of testing the merchandise, which claimed to have “miraculous therapeutic powers,” on a big group of disabled people, however no outcomes had been noticed. Within the senior Prophet’s defence on Sunday, he said that the merchandise wouldn’t be efficient until supported by a real love for him.

Nonetheless, on Wednesday, through the church’s August Break Program 2024 “Break the Restrict” (Day 1), the publicity-loving prophet reversed his stance, stating that anybody promoting his religious merchandise can be cursed.

He mentioned: “I need to make it clear to you all tonight. The religious objects usually are not on the market. Anyone on the market promoting these religious objects to you, I’ll lay a curse on them as a result of it’s not on the market’’.

The 53-year-old prophet famous that customers should register at CMDM to obtain the religious objects without spending a dime, which will likely be prayed over, stressing that correct steering will likely be put in place to stop chaos.

“You (customers) should go and register on the mountain (CMDM), then they (these answerable for the merchandise) will give it to you without spending a dime. They are going to pray on it on the mountain, after which I (Fufeyin), your prophet, will let you know how you can use it. You can be stunned as a result of you aren’t right here to check; you already consider. Don’t take a look at it; my prayer is to consider. Don’t take a look at why we register as a result of we need to management the gang.

“One thing that has no directions or steering is ineffective. We will inform all people to hurry and take the religious objects, however no, a stampede will happen. That’s why we’ve to information you folks to obtain the blessings, and anyone on the market promoting them will obtain a curse from me.”

NAFDAC quantity

Nonetheless, VDM, responding on Saturday to the controversial prophet’s remarks, mentioned on Instagram, “I went on his web page, and now, he says he’s giving it without spending a dime. Papa (Prophet Fufeyin), even when you present it without spending a dime, you continue to should have a NAFDAC quantity, which it’s essential to present.

The self-proclaimed activist in contrast the sale of the merchandise to ValueJet, a personal Nigerian airline, highlighting that regardless of having fewer passengers than Fufeyin’s congregation, ValueJet ensures their “free” water is appropriately regulated.

He mentioned: “Yesterday once I got here from Abuja to Lagos, I used ValueJet. They don’t promote merchandise. They solely give water to folks contained in the aircraft, and ValueJet Water nonetheless has a NAFDAC quantity. Not to mention you (Fufeyin), who has loads of folks sitting in your church. You should have a NAFDAC quantity earlier than you place out something folks take into their our bodies or use on their pores and skin. It’s a should.”

Merchandise nonetheless on sale

Though the prophet introduced eradicating sure merchandise from his church’s choices, VDM claims some questionable objects are nonetheless on the web site.

He mentioned, “You (Fufeyin) mentioned you don’t promote something anymore, however what is that this ‘Money Move ATM Card’? EFCC ought to take up this case. Is it going to place money in your account with out you working? Is it that once you purchase this ATM card, you fit it in, and it begins dishing out money? I see this as fraud.”

VDM additionally criticised the continuing sale of the ‘I Should Carry My Samuel Apple,’ priced at $12 (roughly N20,000). He questioned the rationale behind such exorbitant costs for what’s marketed as a spiritually-enhanced fruit. “Is it that once you eat this apple, you get pregnant and begin having Samuels? Irrespective of how religious that is, it’s an excessive amount of for an apple.”

The activist famous that handkerchiefs priced at $2 (N3,200) are nonetheless out there, elevating additional issues about monetisation throughout the church. VDM threatened to file a case with the Nigeria Police Power – Nationwide Cybercrime Middle (NPF-NCCC). “Each product you produce will need to have a NAFDAC quantity. It’s not a few miracle or no miracle. I’ll write a letter to the NPF-NCCC.”

The controversy isn’t new for Prophet Fufeyin, who has been promoting and promoting faith-based merchandise just like the ‘Crimson Sea Water’ since 2019.

This newspaper’s checks on the church’s web site present that the religious merchandise had been additionally bought to folks in South Africa, Namibia, Zambia, and Zimbabwe. His religious objects have lengthy been promoted as possessing “miraculous powers,” however the latest backlash, spearheaded by VDM, intensified scrutiny.

VDM, identified for his activism, described it as “exploitative non secular practices,” arguing that they lacked the required regulation from NAFDAC.