Rev. Fr. Kelvin Ugwu, a Catholic missionary priest in Gambia, has strongly criticized modern-day Christianity, accusing many churchgoers of secretly patronizing native doctors and placing their faith in juju. In a fiery Facebook post on Friday, February 21, Fr. Ugwu argued that this double life has allowed juju practices to infiltrate Christian altars.
He specifically called out Prophet Jeremiah Omoto Fufeyin, founder of Christ Mercyland Deliverance Ministry (CMDM), accusing him of running a ministry steeped in traditional sorcery.
According to Fr. Ugwu, over 90% of Fufeyin’s activities—including the sale of water, oil, and other religious items—bear the unmistakable mark of juju practices.
Fr. Ugwu also called out Prophet Odumeje, leader of The Mountain of Holy Ghost Intervention and Deliverance Ministry, accusing him of incorporating occult rituals into his ministry.
Fr. Ugwu criticized Odumeje’s ritual of pouring seven bottles of Goya oil around his new home to ward off evil spirits, calling it nothing more than a juju ceremony disguised as Christianity.
He further exposed similar practices, such as bringing a photograph of a potential spouse to Pastor Oyedepo’s Shiloh and placing it on the altar to “force” a marriage by fire by force. He labeled this as yet another form of juju masked as faith.
He said in parts; “Taking a picture of the person you want to marry to Shiloh and placing it on the altar so that they will marry you by fire by force is a juju practice.
“Odumeje emptying seven bottles of Goya oil at every corner of your newly built house to dedicate it and drive away evil spirits is a juju practice.
“Miracle bank alerts, where money with no trace or giver simply enters your account because you shouted the loudest ‘Amen’ in church, is a juju practice.
“Praying for your neighbor to die by fire because you don’t like them or are angry about their progress is a juju practice.
“More than 90% of everything Prophet Jeremiah Omoto Fufeyin does, including the sale of water, oil, etc., are juju practices.
“Catholics venerating images to the point that they have turned those images into objects of worship is a juju practice.
“All those silly talks during harvest and bazaar, where in a bid to get money, they tell you to buy an apple for 100k because it will give you the fruit of the womb, or buy a candle for 50k because it will make you see riches, or buy a handkerchief for 30k because it will wipe your face and make you see your future husband quicker, are all juju practices.
“Christianity is not the problem; your juju mindset is. This is why the version of Christianity most of you practice in Africa is an upgraded version of juju and witchcraft.
“So, I say it again. . . Juju does not work. What works in juju is fear. If it works, stop speaking grammar—just disappear and appear at my location. Or, from where you are, command something in my body to go missing. Mtchwwww!”
