Contrary to claims by aides and supporters of the former national chairman of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA), Chief Victor Umeh, a source has disclosed that his arrest by the Department of State Services (DSS), is not due to any petition by political rivals.A source told DAILY POST that Umeh, who is also the APGA senatorial candidate for Anambra Central Senatorial district, was arrested by the DSS over some alleged inciting statements he made at a campaign rally.
The source disclosed that on Wednesday, Umeh addressed a rally where he allegedly accused President Muhammadu Buhari of shielding Boko Haram fighters in Internally Displaced Persons’ (IDP), camps.
The source added that Umeh went further to blame Buhari as being responsible for naira exchanging at N400 per US dollar.
“DSS Operatives that attended the rally came back from their beat and incidented their report upon which further entries and clarifications, including follow up interviews with the operatives were undertaken. After processing the intelligence, the department decided to invite Umeh to explain his claims,” the source stated.
He explained that the DSS believed that Umeh went too far in his search for votes by telling the people that Fulani people were “destroying our farms with their cattle and Buhari did nothing.”
The source said though it was permissible for politicians to apply any trick to canvass for votes, the law did not allow incitement or threat to national security or sovereignty, pointing out that “the DSS feels the politician, who is determined to go to the Senate should back his allegations with facts.”
DAILYPOST
For false messiahs and
false prophets will appear and perform great signs and wonders to
deceive, if possible, even the elect. See, I have told you ahead of
time. (Matthew 24: 24) This statement was made by Jesus Christ centuries
ago, to warn his followers to be wary of self-acclaimed servants of God
who are wolves in sheep clothing.
Rev King
Rev King
Unfortunately, today, those who fail to heed the warning always pay
dearly for it; some with their lives and others with emotional and
psychological scars to show for it. Many find out too late. Some may not
even know. Fake clergymen with titles, no matter the colouration of
their religions, are usually held in high esteem by their followers,
owing to what some consider as their spiritual prowess.
However, this does not imply that all who go by the name pastor are
fake. Several of them are indeed working according to the tenets of
their callings. However, the condemnable ones seem to be denting the
image of this revered people, following their involvements in
unthinkable acts.
Acts such as fake miracles, rape, extortion and killing of human beings
for ritual purpose have been recorded by some unscrupulous elements who
hide under the umbrella of “Man of God”. Interestingly, while some of
them have been arrested and arraigned in several courts across the
nation, in order to serve as deterrence to others, their likes are
however still soaring in the unimaginable acts.
Faking miracles
One of the recent cases of fake miracles by pastors is that of an
unnamed pastor and two others, who were arrested by the 2 Brigade of the
Nigerian Army, Port Harcourt, Rivers State, for alleged faked miracles
and healing to deceive church members and the public. The Army Public
Relations Officer (PRO) of the Command, Captain Eli Lazarus, parading
the suspects, said the pastor and his accomplices conned several
members, and added that the pastor and his collaborators, whose names he
didn’t mention, were arrested following a tip-off from a member of the
church, who complained of immoral and fraudulent activities going on in
the church.
The 27-year-old pastor and founder of the church allegedly confessed to
have paid his collaborators undisclosed amount of money to give false
testimonies. The suspect allegedly also confessed to duping unsuspecting
members of the public of various sums of money. This is now common in
many churches. And human beings, especially Nigerians, are very gullible
in religious matters. And since people now pray more for miracles and
riches the fake pastors are increasing with many thriving in their
business.
When pastors rape
Raping has easily been associated with pastors lately. For instance, a
46-year-old pastor, Ifeanyi Bernard, was arrested by the Nasarawa State
Police Command for allegedly raping a 13-year-old girl in the Karu Local
Government Area of the state, last November. The unsuspecting teenager
(name withheld) had gone for a deliverance session in the pastor’s
house, only to be raped. At the end, Pastor Bernard, who was also a
close family friend to the victim’s parents, warned her not to tell
anyone, and threatened to kill her if she did.
But when the bubble burst, Pastor Bernard admitted to the claim,
disclosed that he lured the teenager to his house with his anointing
oil. He blamed his indulgence on the handiwork of the Devil. There are
many of such pastors today.
Incestous, adulterous pastors
Another astonishing case was that of the arrest of the General Overseer
of Holy Trinity Ministry, popularly called Vineyard Ministry in
Umudikwere Community in the university town of Nsukka, Enugu State,
Timothy Ngwu, for allegedly impregnating married women and young girls
in his church. In his confessional statement to the Police, the suspect
claimed he was directed by the Holy Spirit to sexually abuse female
members.
The alleged sexual exploits of the self-acclaimed man of God was blown
open by his estranged wife, Veronica Ngwu, after she reported the act at
the Anti-Child Trafficking Unit of the Criminal Investigations
Department (CID), Enugu, thereby leading to his arrest. Veronica told
detectives that she escaped from the ministry with one of her daughters
after her husband impregnated her niece on grounds that he acted under
prophetic revelation.
Investigations showed that these fake clergymen capitalise on the
gullibility of some of their members, particularly women, most of whom
are experiencing delay in childbirth.
Extorting, dubious pastors
In April 2010, Sunday Onyegu, a 37-year-old pastor in Lagos was detained
for allegedly duping a trader. He eventually confessed to have
collected the sum of N150,000 from a trader that came to him for
spiritual assistance. Reports said Mr. Ibrahim Shettima, the trader,
went to Pastor Onyegu for spiritual assistance to enable him recover his
money from his debtors whom he said had refused to pay him after he
supplied some goods to them in Adamawa State.
In the course of praying for him, the pastor asked Ibrahim to pay
N150,000 for the prayers, to enable him prepare some spiritual items
that would be useful in the recovery of his money. Ibrahim, being
desperate, paid the requested amount and was given a specific time when
his five debtors would turn up and pay him his money. It was after the
specified time elapsed and his debtors did not show up that the problem
of the pastor began as Ibrahim alerted the police.
Fetish acts in the house of the Lord
In December 2015, the Police in Benin arrested one pastor for allegedly
burying charm in his church premises in Benin. The identity of what the
suspect buried was unknown even though residents around the church
located along Esigie Street in Benin alleged it was a live animal. The
Police took away the suspect to avoid being lynched by angry residents
who stormed the church. An eyewitness, Mr Chinedu Nnamdi, said his
father woke him up around 2 a.m. on the fateful day to watch what the
Pastor was doing. According to him, the pastor buried something in front
of the church and later performed a little ritual by walking round the
church several times.
Juju for miracles
In late 2015, there emerged stories of a fetish pastor who was caught
using juju powers for miracles in Imo State. The General Overseer of
Holiness of Heaven Ministries located at Orlu, Imo State, was caught and
paraded around the town by angry youths for using diabolical means to
perform miracles and healing.
The pastor who, until his fall from grace, was said to be very powerful
that top politicians, contractors, businessmen, barren women, the sick
and downtrodden, trooped to his church to seek one miracle or the other.
They often left satisfied with his miracles, not knowing that the
pastor had a very powerful native doctor, popularly called ‘Dibia’
behind what appeared to be his great powers. It was gathered that the
‘Juju’ man was actually the one the pastor got his powers from and never
performed any God-ordained miracle.
Murderous pastors
During the Christmas season of 2015, the pastor and general overseer of a
church in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State was arrested for killing his church
member. A respected man of God and Founder/General Overseer of God’s
Power City Church, Pastor Gideon Idio was arrested by the State Police
Command for allegedly murdering a female church member, Joanna Okon,
during an altercation that occurred in his office. It was gathered that
Pastor Idio had invited the deceased to his office for an undisclosed
assignment which later turned violent and he allegedly strangled her to
death.
Fake pastors and the Rev. King fate
It will be recalled that convicted General Overseer of the Christian
Praying Assembly, Chukwuemeka Ezeugo a.k.a. Rev. King, had taken his
case up to the Supreme Court to challenge his death sentence. However,
on Friday, February 26 the apex court okayed the death sentence by
hanging. His crime was the murder of a church member, Ann Uzoh.
Though some of the victims of these condemnable pastors have had their
day in court, there are still many of these pastors out there committing
all these atrocities in the name of the Lord. So, what becomes of them?
Like Rev. King, they may get their lawful payment some day soon, the
Rev. King way.
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Menace of fake pastors:
Likes of Rev. King still out there
On March 5, 20168:25 amIn Issues, News0 Comments
By Evelyn Usman & Oghene Omonisa
For false messiahs and false prophets will appear and perform great
signs and wonders to deceive, if possible, even the elect. See, I have
told you ahead of time. (Matthew 24: 24) This statement was made by
Jesus Christ centuries ago, to warn his followers to be wary of
self-acclaimed servants of God who are wolves in sheep clothing.
Rev King
Rev King
Unfortunately, today, those who fail to heed the warning always pay
dearly for it; some with their lives and others with emotional and
psychological scars to show for it. Many find out too late. Some may not
even know. Fake clergymen with titles, no matter the colouration of
their religions, are usually held in high esteem by their followers,
owing to what some consider as their spiritual prowess.
However, this does not imply that all who go by the name pastor are
fake. Several of them are indeed working according to the tenets of
their callings. However, the condemnable ones seem to be denting the
image of this revered people, following their involvements in
unthinkable acts.
Acts such as fake miracles, rape, extortion and killing of human beings
for ritual purpose have been recorded by some unscrupulous elements who
hide under the umbrella of “Man of God”. Interestingly, while some of
them have been arrested and arraigned in several courts across the
nation, in order to serve as deterrence to others, their likes are
however still soaring in the unimaginable acts.
Faking miracles
One of the recent cases of fake miracles by pastors is that of an
unnamed pastor and two others, who were arrested by the 2 Brigade of the
Nigerian Army, Port Harcourt, Rivers State, for alleged faked miracles
and healing to deceive church members and the public. The Army Public
Relations Officer (PRO) of the Command, Captain Eli Lazarus, parading
the suspects, said the pastor and his accomplices conned several
members, and added that the pastor and his collaborators, whose names he
didn’t mention, were arrested following a tip-off from a member of the
church, who complained of immoral and fraudulent activities going on in
the church.
The 27-year-old pastor and founder of the church allegedly confessed to
have paid his collaborators undisclosed amount of money to give false
testimonies. The suspect allegedly also confessed to duping unsuspecting
members of the public of various sums of money. This is now common in
many churches. And human beings, especially Nigerians, are very gullible
in religious matters. And since people now pray more for miracles and
riches the fake pastors are increasing with many thriving in their
business.
When pastors rape
Raping has easily been associated with pastors lately. For instance, a
46-year-old pastor, Ifeanyi Bernard, was arrested by the Nasarawa State
Police Command for allegedly raping a 13-year-old girl in the Karu Local
Government Area of the state, last November. The unsuspecting teenager
(name withheld) had gone for a deliverance session in the pastor’s
house, only to be raped. At the end, Pastor Bernard, who was also a
close family friend to the victim’s parents, warned her not to tell
anyone, and threatened to kill her if she did.
But when the bubble burst, Pastor Bernard admitted to the claim,
disclosed that he lured the teenager to his house with his anointing
oil. He blamed his indulgence on the handiwork of the Devil. There are
many of such pastors today.
Incestous, adulterous pastors
Another astonishing case was that of the arrest of the General Overseer
of Holy Trinity Ministry, popularly called Vineyard Ministry in
Umudikwere Community in the university town of Nsukka, Enugu State,
Timothy Ngwu, for allegedly impregnating married women and young girls
in his church. In his confessional statement to the Police, the suspect
claimed he was directed by the Holy Spirit to sexually abuse female
members.
The alleged sexual exploits of the self-acclaimed man of God was blown
open by his estranged wife, Veronica Ngwu, after she reported the act at
the Anti-Child Trafficking Unit of the Criminal Investigations
Department (CID), Enugu, thereby leading to his arrest. Veronica told
detectives that she escaped from the ministry with one of her daughters
after her husband impregnated her niece on grounds that he acted under
prophetic revelation.
Investigations showed that these fake clergymen capitalise on the
gullibility of some of their members, particularly women, most of whom
are experiencing delay in childbirth.
Extorting, dubious pastors
In April 2010, Sunday Onyegu, a 37-year-old pastor in Lagos was detained
for allegedly duping a trader. He eventually confessed to have
collected the sum of N150,000 from a trader that came to him for
spiritual assistance. Reports said Mr. Ibrahim Shettima, the trader,
went to Pastor Onyegu for spiritual assistance to enable him recover his
money from his debtors whom he said had refused to pay him after he
supplied some goods to them in Adamawa State.
In the course of praying for him, the pastor asked Ibrahim to pay
N150,000 for the prayers, to enable him prepare some spiritual items
that would be useful in the recovery of his money. Ibrahim, being
desperate, paid the requested amount and was given a specific time when
his five debtors would turn up and pay him his money. It was after the
specified time elapsed and his debtors did not show up that the problem
of the pastor began as Ibrahim alerted the police.
Fetish acts in the house of the Lord
In December 2015, the Police in Benin arrested one pastor for allegedly
burying charm in his church premises in Benin. The identity of what the
suspect buried was unknown even though residents around the church
located along Esigie Street in Benin alleged it was a live animal. The
Police took away the suspect to avoid being lynched by angry residents
who stormed the church. An eyewitness, Mr Chinedu Nnamdi, said his
father woke him up around 2 a.m. on the fateful day to watch what the
Pastor was doing. According to him, the pastor buried something in front
of the church and later performed a little ritual by walking round the
church several times.
Juju for miracles
In late 2015, there emerged stories of a fetish pastor who was caught
using juju powers for miracles in Imo State. The General Overseer of
Holiness of Heaven Ministries located at Orlu, Imo State, was caught and
paraded around the town by angry youths for using diabolical means to
perform miracles and healing.
The pastor who, until his fall from grace, was said to be very powerful
that top politicians, contractors, businessmen, barren women, the sick
and downtrodden, trooped to his church to seek one miracle or the other.
They often left satisfied with his miracles, not knowing that the
pastor had a very powerful native doctor, popularly called ‘Dibia’
behind what appeared to be his great powers. It was gathered that the
‘Juju’ man was actually the one the pastor got his powers from and never
performed any God-ordained miracle.
Murderous pastors
During the Christmas season of 2015, the pastor and general overseer of a
church in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State was arrested for killing his church
member. A respected man of God and Founder/General Overseer of God’s
Power City Church, Pastor Gideon Idio was arrested by the State Police
Command for allegedly murdering a female church member, Joanna Okon,
during an altercation that occurred in his office. It was gathered that
Pastor Idio had invited the deceased to his office for an undisclosed
assignment which later turned violent and he allegedly strangled her to
death.
Fake pastors and the Rev. King fate
It will be recalled that convicted General Overseer of the Christian
Praying Assembly, Chukwuemeka Ezeugo a.k.a. Rev. King, had taken his
case up to the Supreme Court to challenge his death sentence. However,
on Friday, February 26 the apex court okayed the death sentence by
hanging. His crime was the murder of a church member, Ann Uzoh.
Though some of the victims of these condemnable pastors have had their
day in court, there are still many of these pastors out there committing
all these atrocities in the name of the Lord. So, what becomes of them?
Like Rev. King, they may get their lawful payment some day soon, the Re
Read more at: http://www.vanguardngr.com/2016/03/menace-of-fake-pastors-likes-of-rev-king-still-out-there/
Read more at: http://www.vanguardngr.com/2016/03/menace-of-fake-pastors-likes-of-rev-king-still-out-there/
Menace of fake pastors:
Likes of Rev. King still out there
On March 5, 20168:25 amIn Issues, News0 Comments
By Evelyn Usman & Oghene Omonisa
For false messiahs and false prophets will appear and perform great
signs and wonders to deceive, if possible, even the elect. See, I have
told you ahead of time. (Matthew 24: 24) This statement was made by
Jesus Christ centuries ago, to warn his followers to be wary of
self-acclaimed servants of God who are wolves in sheep clothing.
Rev King
Rev King
Unfortunately, today, those who fail to heed the warning always pay
dearly for it; some with their lives and others with emotional and
psychological scars to show for it. Many find out too late. Some may not
even know. Fake clergymen with titles, no matter the colouration of
their religions, are usually held in high esteem by their followers,
owing to what some consider as their spiritual prowess.
However, this does not imply that all who go by the name pastor are
fake. Several of them are indeed working according to the tenets of
their callings. However, the condemnable ones seem to be denting the
image of this revered people, following their involvements in
unthinkable acts.
Acts such as fake miracles, rape, extortion and killing of human beings
for ritual purpose have been recorded by some unscrupulous elements who
hide under the umbrella of “Man of God”. Interestingly, while some of
them have been arrested and arraigned in several courts across the
nation, in order to serve as deterrence to others, their likes are
however still soaring in the unimaginable acts.
Faking miracles
One of the recent cases of fake miracles by pastors is that of an
unnamed pastor and two others, who were arrested by the 2 Brigade of the
Nigerian Army, Port Harcourt, Rivers State, for alleged faked miracles
and healing to deceive church members and the public. The Army Public
Relations Officer (PRO) of the Command, Captain Eli Lazarus, parading
the suspects, said the pastor and his accomplices conned several
members, and added that the pastor and his collaborators, whose names he
didn’t mention, were arrested following a tip-off from a member of the
church, who complained of immoral and fraudulent activities going on in
the church.
The 27-year-old pastor and founder of the church allegedly confessed to
have paid his collaborators undisclosed amount of money to give false
testimonies. The suspect allegedly also confessed to duping unsuspecting
members of the public of various sums of money. This is now common in
many churches. And human beings, especially Nigerians, are very gullible
in religious matters. And since people now pray more for miracles and
riches the fake pastors are increasing with many thriving in their
business.
When pastors rape
Raping has easily been associated with pastors lately. For instance, a
46-year-old pastor, Ifeanyi Bernard, was arrested by the Nasarawa State
Police Command for allegedly raping a 13-year-old girl in the Karu Local
Government Area of the state, last November. The unsuspecting teenager
(name withheld) had gone for a deliverance session in the pastor’s
house, only to be raped. At the end, Pastor Bernard, who was also a
close family friend to the victim’s parents, warned her not to tell
anyone, and threatened to kill her if she did.
But when the bubble burst, Pastor Bernard admitted to the claim,
disclosed that he lured the teenager to his house with his anointing
oil. He blamed his indulgence on the handiwork of the Devil. There are
many of such pastors today.
Incestous, adulterous pastors
Another astonishing case was that of the arrest of the General Overseer
of Holy Trinity Ministry, popularly called Vineyard Ministry in
Umudikwere Community in the university town of Nsukka, Enugu State,
Timothy Ngwu, for allegedly impregnating married women and young girls
in his church. In his confessional statement to the Police, the suspect
claimed he was directed by the Holy Spirit to sexually abuse female
members.
The alleged sexual exploits of the self-acclaimed man of God was blown
open by his estranged wife, Veronica Ngwu, after she reported the act at
the Anti-Child Trafficking Unit of the Criminal Investigations
Department (CID), Enugu, thereby leading to his arrest. Veronica told
detectives that she escaped from the ministry with one of her daughters
after her husband impregnated her niece on grounds that he acted under
prophetic revelation.
Investigations showed that these fake clergymen capitalise on the
gullibility of some of their members, particularly women, most of whom
are experiencing delay in childbirth.
Extorting, dubious pastors
In April 2010, Sunday Onyegu, a 37-year-old pastor in Lagos was detained
for allegedly duping a trader. He eventually confessed to have
collected the sum of N150,000 from a trader that came to him for
spiritual assistance. Reports said Mr. Ibrahim Shettima, the trader,
went to Pastor Onyegu for spiritual assistance to enable him recover his
money from his debtors whom he said had refused to pay him after he
supplied some goods to them in Adamawa State.
In the course of praying for him, the pastor asked Ibrahim to pay
N150,000 for the prayers, to enable him prepare some spiritual items
that would be useful in the recovery of his money. Ibrahim, being
desperate, paid the requested amount and was given a specific time when
his five debtors would turn up and pay him his money. It was after the
specified time elapsed and his debtors did not show up that the problem
of the pastor began as Ibrahim alerted the police.
Fetish acts in the house of the Lord
In December 2015, the Police in Benin arrested one pastor for allegedly
burying charm in his church premises in Benin. The identity of what the
suspect buried was unknown even though residents around the church
located along Esigie Street in Benin alleged it was a live animal. The
Police took away the suspect to avoid being lynched by angry residents
who stormed the church. An eyewitness, Mr Chinedu Nnamdi, said his
father woke him up around 2 a.m. on the fateful day to watch what the
Pastor was doing. According to him, the pastor buried something in front
of the church and later performed a little ritual by walking round the
church several times.
Juju for miracles
In late 2015, there emerged stories of a fetish pastor who was caught
using juju powers for miracles in Imo State. The General Overseer of
Holiness of Heaven Ministries located at Orlu, Imo State, was caught and
paraded around the town by angry youths for using diabolical means to
perform miracles and healing.
The pastor who, until his fall from grace, was said to be very powerful
that top politicians, contractors, businessmen, barren women, the sick
and downtrodden, trooped to his church to seek one miracle or the other.
They often left satisfied with his miracles, not knowing that the
pastor had a very powerful native doctor, popularly called ‘Dibia’
behind what appeared to be his great powers. It was gathered that the
‘Juju’ man was actually the one the pastor got his powers from and never
performed any God-ordained miracle.
Murderous pastors
During the Christmas season of 2015, the pastor and general overseer of a
church in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State was arrested for killing his church
member. A respected man of God and Founder/General Overseer of God’s
Power City Church, Pastor Gideon Idio was arrested by the State Police
Command for allegedly murdering a female church member, Joanna Okon,
during an altercation that occurred in his office. It was gathered that
Pastor Idio had invited the deceased to his office for an undisclosed
assignment which later turned violent and he allegedly strangled her to
death.
Fake pastors and the Rev. King fate
It will be recalled that convicted General Overseer of the Christian
Praying Assembly, Chukwuemeka Ezeugo a.k.a. Rev. King, had taken his
case up to the Supreme Court to challenge his death sentence. However,
on Friday, February 26 the apex court okayed the death sentence by
hanging. His crime was the murder of a church member, Ann Uzoh.
Though some of the victims of these condemnable pastors have had their
day in court, there are still many of these pastors out there committing
all these atrocities in the name of the Lord. So, what becomes of them?
Like Rev. King, they may get their lawful payment some day soon, the Re
Read more at: http://www.vanguardngr.com/2016/03/menace-of-fake-pastors-likes-of-rev-king-still-out-there/
Read more at: http://www.vanguardngr.com/2016/03/menace-of-fake-pastors-likes-of-rev-king-still-out-there/
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