[1] Under his ministry, Miriye was involved with his missionary colleagues in founding the Wesley International Bible College in 1989 in the Imo State of Nigeria.
The College was later moved to Lagos, Nigeria[2] and renamed the West African Theological Seminary (WATS).
[4] His wife Glopa and five children, Wesley, Rueben, Flexon, Daisy and Rex were also there with him.
[5] Today, WATS is Nigeria's largest nondenominational seminary, and is located in the heart of Lagos.
Their mission statement notes they have a very focused purpose: To train men and women for holy living, for carrying the Gospel to the unreached, and for catalyzing national spiritual awakening.