The Senior Pastor of Daystar Christian Centre, Oregun, Lagos, Dr. Sam Adeyemi has disclosed why the American government is coming to Nigeria to fight insecurity. He said that some Nigerians that experienced the pain of killings reached out to members of the U.S. government that they are being killed for reason of their faith and the U.S. government responded based on the value they placed on human lives that all men are created equally and that everyone has the right to life.

Adeyemi made this known while fielding questions from journalists yesterday at a press conference held in his church in Oregun to announce the 30th anniversary of Daystar Christian Centre, themed: “A Mosaic of Changed Lives.”

The cleric who spoke in company of his wife, and co- founder/Deputy Senior Pastor, Dr Mrs Nike Adeyemi and other church leaders, said the reason God planted the church was to raise role models in the society and it started when Nigeria was in turbulent season Adeyemi said, “If America intervenes, it will be messy. That’s the truth”.

Some of people that support the killing of Christians are powerful. Some of them are at the highest level of government and wealthy. America will be just throw a bomb and go away; it is going to be messy. At the end of everything, they will go and we will still have to sit down and have a discussion. That discussion is what I have been calling for.

“The fact that Christians have been killed in our country in large numbers cannot be contested because the evidence is everywhere. It is on the internet. The pictures and numbers are there. So, we should not argue over words. Should we call it genocide or should we not call it genocide, it does not reduce the impact of the loss of lives especially to the members of the families of those who have been killed. Some of them in very gruesome manners. We should not be so insensitive as to be arguing over semantics.

“This is human lives and many of them well documented. The question is why is America getting involved, America is getting involved because some Nigerians that have experienced the pain reached out to members of the U.S. government that “we are been killed for our faith. The U.S. government responded because of the stated values of the United States.

“In declaration of the independence of the United States, it is written, ‘we adjudge this truth to be self confident that all men are created equally and everyone have a right to life’. So, they took these issues up because there is value for human lives. We should ask ourselves; do we value human lives in our country? Why should people be killed like that? That takes us to the bigger picture, the fact that people are been killed in our country everyday for reasons they should not die.

“There are many people today who can’t go to their home town because of the fear of kidnappers. We cannot contest the fact that some of the people doing the killing of Christian are some people that belong to some strange sect of the Islamic faith. They see it as the will of God to kill infidels. Many of us also have related and lived with Muslims. I spent the first 10 years of my life in Niger State. I did my national youth service in Kano State. We know that the majority of Muslims are honest people. What we need in our country is conversation.”

Expressing his gratitude to God, Adeyemi said, “A Mosaic of Changed Lives, Celebrating 30 years of raising role models” captures both gratitude and vision, it reminds us that when you build people, you build a future through platforms such as the Daystar Leadership Academy with an alumni of over 55, 000 people who have been trained to lead with integrity and excellence across business, government and non-profit sectors. Through the Daystar Skills Acquisition Programme, we have empowered tens of thousands of people in diverse vocational skills. We also have the Daystar Business Academy started about 20 years ago where Entrepreneurial class every Sunday morning to empower the people. The products of that class are multi-millionaire and billionaire entrepreneurs. The next 30 years will centre on digital discipleship, leadership incubation and global transformation. As part of this celebration, we invite you to join us on Saturday November 15, 2025 for a special anniversary service at 10a.m.

On why God planted the church, Adeyemi said, “Three decades of transformational ministry: The vision is to raise role models in the society. When this journey began 30 years ago, our nation was weary. It was a turbulent season for our nation, there were protests, we prayed like never before because our country was tethering at the edge of cleave.

Deputy senior Pastor at Daystar Christian Centre, Dr. Nike Adeyemi said, “The story of DayStar is really the story of grace. Grace that transforms ordinary people into extra ordinary testimonies. Every changed life you have ever seen connected to DayStar is a chapter of that story. For 30 years we have witnessed how love and consistent teaching can heal, restore and awaking the sense of purpose. Our focus has always been on building people from the inside out spiritually, emotionally and mentally. As we celebrate our 30th year anniversary, we invite everyone whose life have been touched by DayStar to come and share the transformation story.” (The Guardian)