Grown men reportedly kneel down in public to welcome their pastor in Abuja (photos)

- A photo of members of a Nigerian church on their knees to welcome their pastor has gone viral

- The photo has sparked outrage on social media with people saying that the members are giving the respect God deserves to his messengers

Africans take religion very seriously but some people have raised concerns that some believers tend to mistake extremism for worship.

A church in Abuja has sparked outrage after male members were reportedly spotted kneeling down in front of their pastor as he arrived in a Mercedes Benz G-wagon. Many have speculated that the members were on their knees to welcome the man of God.

In the photo that recently went viral, Bishop Emmanuel Esezobor, the general overseer of Fire House Church International was seen arriving with police escort and some members knelt down in front of him as he got down from the car.

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The photo sparked outrage on social media with people giving mixed reaction about the photo. Many claimed that religion has become a bondage to a lot of believers while others expressed that something else might have been going on in the photo.

Facebook user Sola Joshua shared the photo on his page. He wrote: "Picture speaks: Bishop Dr. Emmanuel Esezobor, General Overseer of Fire House Church International Abuja, his Mercedes Benz G-wagon, police escort and some members of church protocol; young men deeply held in bondage by religious superstition- The scourge of a Nation."

With the photo’s circulation on Facebook, many have raised their opinion on how believers behave with men of God. Some users have expressed that most believers give the respect and adoration God deserves to men of God.

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