Bishop Emmanuel Esezobor, founder of Fire House Church International, located beside Niger-Delta Gardens and Hotels Check Point, Nyanya, Abuja, has reacted to news making the rounds that a trader died in his church while he was performing fake miracles.

In the incident, which purportedly happened in May, the pastor allegedly offered the Igbo trader N500, 000 to pretend to be dead so he could perform a miracle of waking him up. But luck ran out of him when the man died in the coffin before they reached his crusade ground.

The wife of the deceased trader was said to have reported the matter to the police, which led to the pastor’s arrest but he was reportedly released through the help of his influential friends in Abuja and had gone back to the business performing strange miracles in his church.

But the pastor has refuted the allegation, saying it was the devil using people to spread lies against him because the ministry was waxing stronger than expected.

In a statement made available to newsmen at the weekend, Prophet Esezobor said, “It is a story that would soon pass away. We have not had a murder case in the Fire House Alter and all the branches we haven’t had a murder case for five years. We don’t know where they are getting their stories from. These are cheap talkers who are looking for popularity. God be praised.

“We preach Jesus, we don’t preach self. It has been Jesus all the way and he said if his name is lifted up, he will claim souls. It has always been about souls, souls, and souls.

“All our sons, daughters, friends relations believe in our vision and have been praying with us and sending us best wishes and we are at home enjoying Christ and waiting for our evening service today.