On his Facebook, Pastor Aloysius declares: “THE SOLUTION IS HERE!!!” Then he goes further to say: “Get this COVID-19 PREVENTION OIL and gain spiritual immunity to the deadly pandemic with a seed of faith of 100 USD (100$)”. Covid19 Nigeria
of cures or solutions. There is so much fear and uncertainty in the communities. People are hoping for some miracle or magical remedy. However, charlatans are having a field day in places such as Nigeria. They are marketing all sorts of concoction and treatment even as scientists are still trying to understand the nature of the virus. Quacks are mining people’s desperation and vulnerability. Snake oil salesmanship is pervasive.
Recently, a pentecostal pastor, Apostle Suleman, claimed that he could heal COVID-19 patients. He appealed to the government to allow him into the isolation centres so that he could exercise his faith healing powers. Suleman has been challenged to demonstrate his faith healing abilities. He has been asked to heal a COVID-19 patient and get five thousand dollars. However, this pastor has yet to accept the challenge to heal a patient under agreed medical and scientific conditions.
Meanwhile, another pentecostal pastor has come out with a spiritual solution to the pandemic. This pastor goes by a Facebook name, Goodheart Val Aloysius, also known as My Father My Father. Aloysius is marketing anti-COVID-19 oil which he claims would provide people with spiritual immunity against the virus. Aloysius, who is also the owner of the Father’s House International Church in Calabar, Cross River State, is a witch hunting pastor.
Faith healing claims are forms of medical quackery. They undermine evidence based efforts and guidelines for the management of the coronavirus and other health problems. In the case of the coronavirus pandemic, faith healing propositions confuse and misinform the people, and get them to conduct themselves as if there are cures and solutions when none exists. As in the case of My Father My Father, these faith remedies are not free. They cost money.
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