Nigerian preacher David Oyedepo has been denied a visa of the United States.

The United States Embassy in Nigeria has denied the allegation regarding David Oyedepo's U.S visa on its official Facebook page.

The local newspaper 'This Day' reported on 31 January 2020, that David Oyedepo, founder of the Living Faith Church Worldwide, was denied a visa at the Lagos office of the United States Embassy.

The United States Embassy in Nigeria has responded by replying on their official Facebook page and Twitter that the reports which are circulating about a visa being denied to Nigerian Bishop Oyedepo are false.

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