RCCG urges journalists to verify recycled images

The Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG) has called upon journalists and media organizations to verify photographs and their original contexts before publication, warning that recycled images could be used to mislead the public. This appeal was made following the circulation of an old photograph of RCCG General Overseer, Pastor Enoch Adeboye, which was given a misleading interpretation.

The church clarified that the photograph, showing Adeboye carrying a placard, was taken during a peaceful nationwide prayer walk on February 2, 2020, organized following a directive by the Christian Association of Nigeria. The exercise was held to mourn Nigerians killed in various incidents and seek divine intervention over insecurity and killings across the country.

Adeboye had previously explained that the exercise was a prayer walk and not a political protest against the former President Goodluck Jonathan, who left office in 2015. The RCCG emphasized the importance of investigative journalism and urged journalists to investigate the circumstances surrounding photographs before publishing reports about them.

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