Bishop David Oyedepo, founder of Living Faith Church, also known as Winners Chapel Worldwide, has warned Nigerian youths against engaging in sport betting.

Addressing the congregation as captured in a viral video, the clergyman said sport betting does not guarantee financial fortune, urging them to stop immediately.

Oyedepo encouraged the youth not to be discouraged by slow progress they may be experiencing, stating that success built on the right foundation may be slow but sure.

Young people, naija bet is not the way to financial fortune. Stop wasting your destiny, stop wasting your destiny, Stop wasting your destiny. I have never been once deceived.

“Stop! Things may be slow but it’s sure,” the clergyman said during a live service.

There has been a widespread concern over Nigerian youths getting addicted to sport betting.

While some economists blamed it on growing unemployment rate, others believed that the quest for quick riches stopped the youth from creating jobs for themselves.