Afrobeats artiste Seun Kuti has called for stricter regulation of pastors who claim to perform miracles, urging the Federal Government to introduce laws to check such practices.
In a video shared online, the singer suggested that miracle claims should not go unchecked but instead be subjected to scientific verification. He proposed that recognised medical institutions, including the Lagos University Teaching Hospital (LUTH), should be responsible for testing the authenticity of such claims.
According to him, anyone who insists they can perform miracles must be able to demonstrate it under proper medical observation and on multiple occasions.
“A law should be made to ensure that no one is allowed to perform miracles, and anyone caught claiming to perform a miracle should be sent to jail. The only exception would be if the miracle can be proven at Lagos University Teaching Hospital (LUTH),” he said.
Kuti emphasised that the verification process should involve repeated demonstrations, adding that only clearly proven cases should be accepted as genuine.
“They should perform the miracle for ten people at LUTH. I do not want to hear about fake miracles, because your God can do all things. I am not talking about miracles that claim to heal someone who has been blind their entire life. In this case I’m talking about someone with no eyeballs at all and if the miracle is real, the person should gain full vision. If you cannot perform the miracle, you should be held accountable.”
He further recommended tough punishment for those who fail to validate their claims, suggesting a lengthy prison sentence as a deterrent.
“If a person is unable to perform the miracle, they should be sentenced to fifty years in prison.”
