landed a self acclaimed prophet of an old
generation church in deep trouble in Ondo
State. Aside the allegation of being fetish in his
ministerial activities, the prophet, Moses Abiodun
was equally accused of obtaining money under
false pretence from unsuspecting members of
the public, who thronged his church for
miracles and deliverance from poverty and
satanic attacks.
His Church, Christ Apostolic Church, CAC,
Dagunduro located at
Kilometre 5, Ijare Road,
Ikota Junction in Ifedore Local Government Area
of the state has been sealed by security
operatives in the state.
This followed reports of his alleged “unholy”
activities made to security operatives by one of
his lieutenants who had disagreements with him
over the booty that accrue to the Church.
Also his neighbours who were perturbed by what
they noticed was happening in the “House of
God” reportedly lodged a complaint to members
of the Oodua Peoples Congress, OPC, who later
involved officials of the Security and Civil
Defence Corps in the state.
Findings by Vanguard showed that acting on a tip
off by a confidant of the suspect who reportedly
fell out with him when the church started making
waves and the church's bank account started
swelling, officials of the corps who later swooped
on him some scary discoveries at strategic
points inside the church.
Sources said that the suspects’ confidant, who
knew about the activities of the prophet was
sidelined and all his efforts to convince the
prophet to allow him partake in the booty were
rebuffed. Vanguard was informed that the
prophet called the bluff of the confidant when he
threatened to expose him to the church
members and security operatives.
When he discovered that the prophet was
unperturbed by his threat and having felt cheated
he spilt the beans upon which the suspect was
picked up, interrogated and detained. Vanguard
gathered that the prophet's close ally actually
told security agents that the prophet allegedly
buried human heads in strategic places inside
the church.
This allegation prompted the invasion of the
church by officials of the Security and Civil
Defense Corps who later discovered that the
prophet actually buried heads of a cow, tortoise,
cowries, divination board and other fetish items
on the altar and all the entrances of his church.
These discoveries were made when he was
interrogated and he reportedly confessed and
took the security agents to the church. He was
also forced to excavate all the fetish items
buried in the church. The decomposed heads of
the cows full of maggots, pigeon heads tied with
kola nuts, clay pots wrapped with white clothes
and the dead tortoise were dug out by the
prophet in the presence of security operatives
and members of the public who got wind of the
development in the church.
Reports had it that the youths in the area
descended on him but security operatives
prevented them from setting him and the church
on fire when the fetish items were dug out
. Security operatives had to cordorn off the
church premises following the influx of people
who trooped in to have a glimpse of the
discoveries from the “House of God.”
The church became deserted after the exposure
of the prophet while his co-workers in the
“vineyard” have equally disappeared into thin
air. Vanguard gathered that the prophet also
reportedly confessed that same fetish items
were buried in his house where he equally held
consultations with members of the public and
his church members.
Security operatives who escorted him to his
house made him exhume all the fetish items.
Vanguard learned that officials of the Nigeria
Security and Civil Defence Corps in the state
effected his arrest and detention. Speaking with
Vanguard , the state commandant of the corps,
Mr. Fasiu Adeyinka said the suspect aged 34
hails from Esa-Oke in Osun State. Adeyinka
confirmed that the suspect was picked up
following a tip-off that he was suspected to have
buried something suspected to be human head
inside his church.
“The men of NSCDC quickly swung into action,
went straight to the church and he was asked to
dig in specific spots inside the Church where
various items suspected to be charms such as
cow head, pigeon head tied with kolanut, big clay
pot wrapped with white clothes and other
numerous fetish items were exhumed from the
ground both at the entrance and inside the
church.
According to him the self acclaimed clergyman
was subsequently picked up after his officers
were able to make the discoveries about the
illicit activities of the pastor. The commandant
said investigation is still on-going to unravel the
pastor's motive of burying fetish items in
strategic places inside the church . He said that
the suspect would soon be charged to court
after the conclusion of their investigations.
As it stands, no member of the church showed
up for the Sunday and Tuesday mid-week
services last week, ostensibly to show that all is
no more well with the so called church.
CAC disowns cleric
Meanwhile, the national body of the Christ
Apostolic Church has disowned alleged fetish
clergyman. The Public Relations Officer of the
NSCDC Kayode Balogun told Vanguard that some
people from the national headquarters of the
church came to the office to disown the
suspect.
He said a team from the C.A.C asked him
several questions about when and where he was
ordained as a pastor of the church, but he could
not give any answer. The Church leaders have
promised to charge the suspect to court for
impersonation.
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