Pastor Enenche Criticises Nigerians Over Bandit Giveaway Trend
Pastor Paul Enenche condemns Nigerians who engaged in a suspected bandit giveaway trend, calling it irresponsible and dangerous.
Dr Paul Enenche has condemned what he described as growing irresponsibility among Nigerians who treat serious national issues as jokes.
Senior Pastor of the Dunamis International Gospel Centre (DIGC), Dr Paul Enenche, has expressed concern over what he called the rising tendency of some Nigerians to trivialise sensitive national security issues. He made the remarks during a mid-week live service held in Abuja on Wednesday.
The cleric questioned the judgement of individuals who reportedly engaged with a social media account allegedly operated by a suspected bandit, submitting personal details in hope of receiving online giveaways. He described the behaviour as deeply troubling and irresponsible.
Reports had circulated that some social media users interacted with the account, while a viral video showed a young man claiming he was first offered N100,000 by the suspected criminal, before being asked to pay N100 million in return.
Reacting to the incident, Dr Enenche said it was disturbing that people would seek financial benefits from individuals linked to violent crimes. He warned against what he referred to as “blood money” and questioned the moral judgement behind such actions.
“I heard that there are people now canvassing for bandits to send them money, and you collect blood money, knowing that this money is from someone’s blood?” he said during the service.
He further criticised what he described as a culture of normalising serious issues through humour and social media trends. According to him, important national concerns are often reduced to entertainment, weakening public response to critical challenges.
The cleric also commented on wider governance concerns, suggesting that weak consequences for wrongdoing in some sectors contribute to public frustration and distrust.
“If the electoral commission declares anything it decides, no consequence, if the judiciary miscarries justice, nothing happens,” he added.
His comments come amid ongoing national conversations about insecurity, online scams and the growing influence of social media in shaping public reactions to crime-related incidents.
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