‘Why I’m scared to be friends with pastors,’ Carter Efe opens up

Nigerian skit maker Carter Efe has opened up on his hesitation to become friends with pastors. The content creator, in a now viral video, explained that pastors often exploit the personal relationships with church members.

Carter Efe claimed that his distrust for pastors is one of the reasons why he stopped going to church. He stressed that he is scared to become close to any pastor, claiming that they will exploit him.

“Pastor go dey show you love dey call you for afternoon and evening. Before you know pastor go dey tell you say ‘can you give me money for fuel?’ before you know pastor go tell you say ‘I want to cook beans, I need oil’. Before you know pastor go dey collect money for your hand na why I dey fear. Na why I no dey go church. I dey fear all this pastors, if them turn you to friend, them go just dey collect money for your hand,” he stated.

His statement generated mixed reactions from other users with some agreeing with his claim.