Journalist, Fisayo Soyombo, who shared this on Twitter handle, said the worker in question believes he contracted the virus while attending the yearly Shiloh programme of the church that took place between December 8 to 13.

The said worker claims some pastors who attended the program have also started showing symptoms of the disease.

Fisayo says the worker's wife, daughter, and domestic employee have started showing symptoms of the viral disease.

Read Fiyaso's tweets below

"A worker at the Living Faith Church is down with COVID-19 after attending Shiloh 2020. His wife, daughter and domestic employee are exhibiting symptoms of the virus — even their dog! Some pastors who attended Shiloh are down with the virus too.

This worker didn’t want to physically attend Shiloh, held from December 8 to 13, but had no alternative because the church made it compulsory for workers.

As can be seen from internet videos, congregants mingled with one another without masks or social distancing. In the past, the church observed safety protocol such as social distancing, wearing of face masks and hand washing. However, at Shiloh, no precautionary measures were in place.“People were just careless,” he said.

“Yes, many people didn’t come this year because of COVID but those in attendance were careless.”The problem is this worker knows the pastors currently exhibiting symptoms of the virus will not admit this to the Founder & Presiding Bishop, meaning other potentially infected but asymptomatic Shiloh congregants might continue mixing with people without caution.

“Some Winners pastors are down with COVID; they’re just keeping it to themselves but we can’t just fold our hands,” he said.

The plea from him is that those who attended Shiloh “should try to isolate themselves and try not to pass on the virus”.

His wish is for people to get educated that the festive season is no excuse for them to physically attend crossover services without recourse to COVID-19 safety protocol.''

Parading the suspects, the state Commissioner of Police, Rabiu Hussaini, said the men held the priest for over seven days until they got N5m ransom.

The CP explained that the pastor was arrested in Lagos following intelligence gathering by men of the anti-kidnapping unit of the command.

He disclosed that the priest, 45, in charge of St Peters Catholic parish in Umunohu Amakaohia, in the Ihitte/ Uboma Local Government Area, was waylaid and whisked away by his abductors.

Speaking to Journalists, Anoloba, said he got N1.5m from the ransom paid for the priest.

He said, “I am a pastor with the Apostolic Church of Christ in Lagos. I got N1.5m from the kidnap of the priest. I regret my action because I am now a disgrace to the body of Christ and my family.”