Two fake pastors have been arrested by the 2 Brigade of the Nigerian Army, Port Harcourt, Rivers State, for faking miracles and
healing to hoodwink church members and the public.
Also were arrested were two persons, who posed as majors in the Nigerian Army.
Parading the suspects yesterday, the Army Public Relations Officer of
the 2 Brigade, Port Harcourt, Captain Eli Lazarus, said the pastor and
his accomplices conned several members.
Lazarus stated: “We got a tip-off from a member of the church, who
complained of immoral and fraudulent activities going on in the church.
“The self-acclaimed pastor and his collaborators (names withheld) were
subsequently arrested and they confessed to duping unsuspecting members
of the public of various sums of money.
“The suspects also confessed of stage-managing miracles and healing to
attract members to their church located along Aluu community close to
Port Harcourt,” he said.
He said the suspects would be handed over to the police for further investigation and possible arraignment in court.
The 27-year-old pastor and founder of the church (name withheld),
confessed to have paid his collaborators undisclosed amount of money to
give false testimonies. The suspect said his church, Revelation Power
Ministry, had over 100 worshippers.
In a related development, two fake military officers, Fabian Enudi (39)
and Samuel Agaga (38), from Delta and Bayelsa states, were arrested
separately dressed in full army uniform with ranks of major.
Sun News
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