In a recent episode of The Honest Bunch podcast, popular media personality Ifedayo Olarinde, also known as Daddy Freeze, disclosed that he faced death threats in the past for criticizing Nigerian Christian clerics.
Daddy Freeze, who now co-hosts the podcast after replacing comedian Nedu, revealed that the threats also targeted his family members.
He emphasized that his bold critique of Nigerian pastors inspired others to demand transparency and accountability from religious leaders nationwide.
Daddy Freeze said, “After my divorce, my pastor tried to reconcile me and my ex-wife but I told him I wasn’t interested. So, I was excommunicated from serving in church events or sitting in the front row. I felt rejected because Jesus never condemned the woman who had been married five times and was living with a sixth man whom she wasn’t married to. I only had one divorce and my church is treating me as if I committed murder.
“So, I stopped going to church and started reading scriptures in the original languages. I started going deeper and deeper into scriptures. You can’t do that work for one year and any Nigerian pastor would make sense to you. It’s impossible.
“If there’s anybody who has experienced persecution from Nigerian pastors and their minions, it’s me. They called me derogatory names. I had death threats that were transferred to my family members. That was 10 years ago. And the work I did is why you have people standing up today to the church.”
