Liberia, June 10 -- The controversy surrounding a dire prophecy against President Joseph Boakai by Nigerian cleric Primate Elijah Babatunde Ayodele has deepened, with prominent Liberian religious leader Bishop Kortu Brown questioning the government's response while the Nigerian government has officially disowned a purported diplomatic letter circulating on social media.

The dispute began after Ayodele, founder of the INRI Evangelical Spiritual Church in Nigeria, predicted political misfortune for President Boakai, including the claim that the Liberian leader would fail to secure a second term in office.

The prophecy prompted a strong reaction from Liberia's Embassy in Abuja, which publicly expressed concern over what it described as th...