Seun Kuti has sparked widespread debate online with a viral live video in which he called on the Nigerian government to criminalize pastors performing so-called miracles.
In the recording, the Afrobeat musician said, “A law should be made to ensure that no one is allowed to perform miracles, and anyone caught claiming to perform a miracle should be sent to jail. The only exception would be if the miracle can be proven at Lagos University Teaching Hospital (LUTH).”
He stressed that pastors must demonstrate their claims, warning, “They should perform the miracle for ten people at LUTH. I do not want to hear about fake miracles, because your God can do all things. I am not talking about miracles that claim to heal someone who has been blind their entire life. In this case I’m talking about someone with no eyeballs at all and If the miracle is real, the person should gain full vision. If you cannot perform the miracle, you should be held accountable.”
Seun Kuti concluded by suggesting severe consequences for those who fail to perform miracles: “If a person is unable to perform the miracle, they should be sentenced to fifty years in prison.”
