after investigations were made by the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), it was discovered that the said money was paid into the UBA bank account belonging to NKST Church, High-Level Markudi.
Although the pastor of the church denied knowledge of the said money, a copy of the church's quarterly financial report, covering the months of January- March , confirmed the payment of the sum to the church.
The report show that it was the highest amount of money the church has received from a single individual.
The money was paid into the church’s account in January.
The breakdown of the church’s financial report showed an income of N56.2 million and an expenditure of N33.7 million within the same timeframe.
The church’s records also showed that out of the income, N44.6 million was generated from tithe offerings while a single person accounted for N42 million.
The church’s records also showed that out of the income, N44.6 million was generated from tithe offerings while a single person accounted for N42 million.
Reacting to the financial report, the pastor said his initial denial was based on the allegations that the donor was an appointee of the Benue government.
” I still stand by my words that the person that gave us that money is not an appointee of the state government. In fact, he does not even stay in Benue but is an indigene of the state.”
He said there was nothing wrong with the offering and insisted that the church had nothing to hide.
Meanwhile, the tithe offering has stirred controversy in a state struggling to pay the salaries of workers.
Public discussion centred on the legitimacy of the donor’s income, as a man who pays N42m to a church as tithe must have made an income of N420 million in the month that he paid.
The NKST Church is an abbreviation for ‘Non go Kristu U Sudan hen Tiv’, meaning the Church of Christ Amongst the Tiv.
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