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On Saturday, the spiritual leader of a fast growing
miracle church in Benin City, Edo State capital declined to wed a couple
following the refusal of the groom to pull his Italian designer shoes
before entry into the church.
Worshippers, friends, family
members and well-wishers who stormed the church were disappointed as the
groom, who claimed he bought his shoes for N50,000, was adamant as he
shunned pleas from his bride to comply with the rules of the church.
According
to leadership newspaper, the church is reputed for miracles which have
led to the influx of new converts from residents in the vicinity. It was
learnt that the groom’s who was expected to prevail on the groom
shunned all effort to ensure that the wedding took place.
Meanwhile,
as the drama raged, guests and well-wishers who were seated under the
canopies for reception at the same venue were lavishly entertained by
hired caterers as the confusion between the church’s overseer and the
couple.
The beautiful bride who refused to be consoled over the
incident wept profusely before church members, and the groom soon
followed as tears freely ran down his cheeks.
A senior pastor in the church who does not want his name in print said: “It is quite unfortunate that the groom is adamant.
“We expected that the bride who is our member must have educated him enough.
It is not new among our members.
Politicians,
business moguls who often visit comply with our ways of worship and I
must say that what we do here is divine and biblical.”