Helen Ukpabio and “End of the Wicked” controversy

Record summary

Nigerian evangelist Helen Ukpabio and her Liberty Gospel Foundation were criticized for teachings and media portraying children as potential witches. The film “End of the Wicked” became a focal point in debates over whether Pentecostal deliverance preaching intensified accusations and abuse. Ukpabio rejected hostile characterizations and defended her ministry. The lead permits comparison of religious texts, film circulation, activist testimony, and state regulation. Researchers should consult Nigerian legal proceedings, the film itself, and contemporaneous reporting rather than relying on simplified claims that one production caused all abuses.