I never said Archbishop Idahosa raised his mum from the dead- Clergyman, Joshua Telena

Clergyman, Joshua Talena, has disowned a viral video wherein he seemed to suggest that the founder of the Church of God Mission, the Late Archbishop Benson Idahosa, raised his mum from the dead.

The viral video came to the attention of the Church of God Mission, which immediately dismissed the claim as untrue.

Talena in a statement released on his Facebook page this afternoon said he never claimed the deceased clergyman raised his mum. According to him, he was talking about a man of God in the time of Archbishop Benson Idahosa. He said the video that has gone viral was edited to damage his integrity.

”My attention was drawn to a Facebook/Instargram publication alleging that the testimony I gave concerning a man of God in Benin that lived at the same time with Arch. Benson Idahosa of blessed memory was not exact. As you listen to the full testimony here, I DID NOT say it was Benson Idahosa. The video of it that was earlier publicised was edited to damage my integrity. You may listen to what I said fully so that you are not mislead. I heard the testimony from a credible and trusted source, and I DID NOT say it was Arch. Bishop Benson Idahosa.

Please disregard the publication against my person.”

He shared another video of him preaching in which he said

”One of the two most dangerous men in the days of Archbishop Benson Idahosa lived in a city called Benin….of Blessed memory. That man raises the dead like drinking Coke.”