Prophet Alo refutes crime allegations, threatens to sue accusers

Popular Nigerian cleric, Prophet Sam Olu Alo, has vowed to take legal action against those accusing him of serious crimes, including kidnapping, murder, and occult practices.

Speaking during a service at Christ Apostolic Church (CAC) Adamimogo Jesus City, Lekki/Epe Expressway, Lagos, Alo broke his silence on the allegations, describing them as false and malicious.

He demanded his accusers produce concrete evidence, including the identities of alleged victims, the supposed herbalist, the location of his alleged initiation, and details of a woman they claimed he secretly married who later died.

“The accusers are pained because of the glory of God in my ministry. What they could not do that I am making efforts to do for God and for which God has been good to me, crowning my efforts with His glory, this reality is what is making my enemies to be envious and sponsor attacks on me on social media,” he said.

“If they fail to provide these proofs, I will fight them legally, both in Nigeria and in my second country,” he said, warning that the legal battle would be “to the finish.”

Alo denied any connection between his hometown monarch and CAC General Overseer, Prophet Hezekiah Oladeji, saying the monarch had only attended a joint prayer event once. He also dismissed claims of meeting or pleading with any prophet over alleged wrongdoing.

He said the attacks were motivated by envy over his ministry’s progress, noting that he had personally borrowed N500 million to build the House of God without using church property as collateral. “God has been good to me, and He is just starting,” Alo stated.

On Nigeria’s challenges, Alo blamed the people rather than the country, arguing that Nigerians’ attitudes would destroy any functional system if transplanted abroad, while foreigners with good character could fix Nigeria within a year.

“Nigeria is like a living entity in the hands of dead people,” he said, urging citizens to embrace integrity and goodwill.

Clarifying the legal situation, Alo said he had not initiated a lawsuit but was responding to one filed against him following a petition to the police.

“If they had limited their attacks to social media, I wouldn’t have fought back. But they went to the police and got a charge sheet,” he said.

He maintained that his wife’s family were good people, including his mother-in-law and brother-in-law, who works at his radio station. Alo rejected any suggestion of bribing lawyers or police, insisting his conscience was clear.

“I am a spiritual man and will remain calm because of my children’s future. But I will defend myself against these allegations,” he declared, calling social media accusations against him “yellow journalism” and urging his followers to “read between the lines.”