Popular media personality Ifedayo Olarinde, aka Daddy Freeze, has revealed how he was excommunicated from his former church after his divorce.
Speaking in a recent episode of The Honest Bunch podcast, Daddy Freeze also claimed that the death threats were extended to members of his family.
He further asserted that his outspoken criticism of Nigerian pastors emboldened others to demand accountability from clerics across the country.
He 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.
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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 the scriptures. You can’t do that work for one year, and any Nigerian pastor would make sense to you. It’s impossible.
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“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.”
Meanwhile, Daddy Freeze has replaced controversial podcaster Nedu Wazobia as host of The Honest Bunch.
Announcing the change on its official Instagram page on Sunday night, The Honest Bunch Podcast shared a new poster of the crew, featuring Daddy Freeze.
The post was captioned: “The Honest Bunch podcast just got more unfiltered.
“Get ready for hotter takes, deeper convos, and unapologetic honesty. Say hello to our latest addition @daddyfreeze.”
Confirming the development, Daddy Freeze also shared the poster on his Instagram page and wrote, “A New Era Has Begun.”
This comes four months after Nedu stepped down from anchoring the podcast following accusations that he used the platform to sleep with up-and-coming entertainers in exchange for appearances.
