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This is not a religious banter: Obinim has to go to jail for his horrendous acts



If you live in Ghana, then the name Obinim is not new to you. In fact, you may even be one of the millions who are tired and sick of the sacrilegious gimmicks of this self-acclaimed Man of God with special ‘divinity’ to turn into a lion, a dog, a snake, as a matter of fact any animal he wishes to; so he says in the video below.



Obinim has been trending, and for all the wrong reasons. The stepping-on-the-bellies-of-pregnant-women pastor all in the name of deliverance, who threatens to appear to his critics in dreams to punish them, has no regret whatsoever for his gruesome deeds.


 



Obinim has some audacity. Or shall we say grace to be doing the kind of things he’s doing and getting away with them. But it isn’t what he does that is most confounding. It is his followers—women, and the men who throng to his church without grilling the thoughts and actions of this so-called Man of God. 

Like we said, this is not a religious banter so we will spare ourselves the dire need to revisit The Holy Book and read for ourselves if the actions of this ‘prophet’ are scriptural.

Obinim has become an elephant in the room. No one person has denied the fact that this man needs to be called to book for his atrocious acts, and yet nothing or very little has been done about him.

A new video of him is trending on Facebook. This video, taken during a service shows Obinim flogging two young adults, a lady and a man for allegedly engaging in sexual acts.(?)

Why this man is still walking free in this country is unfathomable. For the purposes of this blog, we want to focus on the flogging of the woman, and all the other things Obinim has done to women in the name of God. 

Does the flogging of this woman not count as abuse? Violence against women? Even mob justice? Because a whole congregation sat unflinched as this lady was whipped for what? Fornicating? Even when the lady being flogged ran to Obinim’s wife for mercy and for her to intervene, the manner in which he shouted at his wife to move over was appalling. Clearly this Obinim man has no respect for women. None. Zero.

Was is not this same Obinim who allegedly slept with another pastor’s wife? But that is not even our concern right now. Our concern is why this man is walking free.

What will it take to put this misfit behind bars? Are we waiting for him to commit murder (if he hasn’t already given his horrible acts) before we arrest and put him where he belongs? Along with all his cohorts?

Are we not taking things too lightly in this country? Or is this what our freedom of speech, association et al has become? Can we not have some justice? Are there no laws to put this man in his place? Are there no laws?!

We think it's about time to seriously address 'this figure of God' and how he has gotten away with abuse all in the name religion.

Photo: GhanaWeb

Watch the video below and tell us what you think.


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