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Prominent Nigerian pastor Jerry Eze has apologised to people who were unable to enter Saturday’s NSPPD prayer conference at Manchester United’s Old Trafford stadium.
The free event, organised by Streams of Joy International church, brought thousands of Christians together for a day of prayer and worship.
The 74,000-capacity stadium was filled with worshippers, with gospel artists including Mercy Chinwo, Dunsin Oyekan, Sunmisola Agbebi and Kaestrings also performing.
In a video posted on social media on Monday, the Pastor Eze apologised to what he described as “tens of thousands” of people who were turned away.
He said some had travelled from as far away as Australia, North Macedonia and Sweden to attend the conference.
“I want to sincerely, from the depth of my heart, apologise, apologise to the tens of thousands of people who were turned back.”
A video posted by Streams of Joy International shows huge crowds waiting outside the stadium. The event required advance registration and was advertised as having 50,000 free tickets available.
Pastor Eze said the situation was beyond his control and that of Streams of Joy, but said he was sorry for the disappointment caused.