‘White man wrote Bible to make us submit, Christianity is social construct’ – UK Pastor Tobi Adegboyega sparks outrage

Controversial UK-based Nigerian pastor, Tobi Adegboyega, founder of the Salvation Proclaimers Anointed Church (SPAC Nation), has ignited a fierce nationwide debate with explosive claims about Christianity’s origins and its role in Africa’s colonial exploitation, as captured in a viral video clip that has since dominated social media platforms across Nigeria and the diaspora.

In the trending footage, which has garnered millions of views and drawn sharp rebukes from Christian leaders and historians alike, Pastor Adegboyega alleged that religion was deliberately weaponised by European colonisers to subjugate Africans, asserting that “the white man came to Africa when he came to colonize us” and “told us he was selling to us a bigger religion.”

He went further to claim that specific Bible passages, such as “slaves obey your masters,” were intentionally inserted into what he described as “his bible” to enforce submission, declaring boldly that “he used God to trick us” and “tricked our leaders into submission so that he can use us build his own country,” portraying Christianity itself as a mere “social construct” crafted by whites to dominate black people, statements that have prompted accusations of heresy from Pentecostal circles and calls for ecclesiastical sanctions against the pastor, whose SPAC Nation has previously faced scrutiny over its prosperity gospel teachings and lavish lifestyle.

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In a separate but related controversy unfolding amid Nigeria’s ongoing brain drain crisis, prominent Lagos-based entrepreneur and social commentator, Giwa, has publicly expressed a provocative stance on the mass emigration of skilled Nigerian professionals to countries like the UK and Canada, arguing that recent stricter visa policies in those nations have inadvertently benefited local employers by stemming the tide of talent flight.

Speaking in an interview that has also gone viral, Giwa lamented the loss of human capital, stating emphatically, “If not for the UK putting stringent rules and Canada putting stringent rules on their visa application, you think they wouldn’t have left?”

In a shocking twist that has divided online audiences, he openly admitted to praying for visa denials and even deportations to force these “brains” back home, declaring, “I’m praying to God that they deport them. I’m praying to God that their visas are not extended, that UK has its own version of ICE. I need these brains back in Nigeria.” Giwa, who listed his multiple business ventures as evidence of his need for skilled labour, confessed to secretly praying for a former employee’s UK visa denial so he could rehire her locally, insisting that “my brain alone cannot sustain” his enterprises, even as critics have slammed his position as selfish amid Nigeria’s harsh economic realities.

However, Giwa’s candid revelations took an even more contentious turn when pressed on whether he could realistically afford to pay competitive wages to returning professionals, prompting his unapologetic response that “the poor distribution of income puts me in a position where I can pay lower wages,” a remark that has fuelled broader discussions on wage disparities, economic inequality, and the feasibility of reversing Nigeria’s japa syndrome through prayer or policy alone.

As Pastor Adegboyega’s biblical revisionism continues to provoke theological backlash, with some defenders hailing it as a bold decolonisation of faith, and Giwa’s prayers for repatriation stir debates on patriotism versus pragmatism, these twin controversies underscore the deep intersections of religion, history, migration, and economics in contemporary Nigerian discourse, leaving many to wonder if such unfiltered opinions will reshape public conversations or merely deepen societal divides.