Zimbabwe Blocks Chris Okafor, Nigerian Prophet Who Said Mugabe Would Die

A Nigerian preacher, who last year claimed Zimbabwe was going to have a new leader within six months, has had to cancel his trip to the country after his lieutenants were deported.

By Staff Reporter

Chris Okafor, leader of the Liberation City World Outreach Ministries, was reportedly due in Zimbabwe today, (Wednesday) but reportedly cancelled the trip due to his “prophecy” that Zimbabwe would have a young leader by March this year and those who had previously persecuted the incoming President would start dying within 30 days.

After five Nigerian preachers were deported at the weekend, it was suspected that this was a result of sinister battles among local religious leaders, but it has emerged that suspected Central Intelligence Organisation (CIO) operatives quizzed local church leader Joseph Magorimbo and detained two of the remaining Nigerians.

“The CIO took Pastor Joseph Magorimbo (of Glory to All Nations Ministries also known as Fire) and questioned him for five hours accusing him of inviting Pastor Chris Okafor,” the source privy to the goings-on told NewsDay.

“They are claiming that Okafor prophesied something against the President. But they have not said what it is Okafor said. ”

In October last year, Okafor, known in Nigeria as God’s Oracle, is said to have claimed he had seen a vision where “Zimbabwe [is] to have a throne change in six months and three weeks, the new leader will be less than 50 years old and those who oppressed Zimbabwe will start dying in 30 days’ time”.

It is understood that the prediction might not have been well-received by Zimbabwean authorities. At the weekend authorities in Harare were said to have deported Okafor’s advance party of five clergymen, but allowed two of them into the country following the court order granted by High Court judge Justice November Mtshiya.