Pastor arrested for hiring people to fake miracle healing
Police have arrested the General Overseer of the Wonders Assembly Ministry after he reportedly hired some people to give false testimonies of fake miracle healing aimed at attracting new members.
Pastor Ikpom David was arrested alongside three other suspects at the premises of his church located in Ajah area of Lagos, where the incident took place.
They are currently being interrogated at the SCIID in Panti Yaba, Lagos, over the alleged scam and may be charged to court over the alleged criminal conspiracy.
This was confirmed by the Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Bala Elkana, who said the suspects were arrested for their alleged dubious act by conducting fake miracles and prophecies within Lekki and Epe areas of Lagos on 30th November, 2019, around 5 am.
The SCIID operatives made the arrests after monitoring the activities of Pastor Ikpom David, alleged to have procured fake testimonies from hired members of his church.
The cleric was said to have hired a woman, Rukayat Folawewo, who pretended to have received miraculous healing from a car accident after the Pastor prayed for her.
Pastor Ikpom was also alleged to have hired one Bunmi Joshua to testify that her speech and hearing impaired child was healed by another Pastor, Favour Elijah Chimobi. Chimobi, the founder of Elijah Ministry at No. 9, Igirita Street, Port Harcourt,
Rivers State, allegedly conspired with Ikpom to fleece unsuspecting members of the public of their money and other valuables through their dubious practices. Sources at the SCIID said that testimonies by the women were investigated and found to be false and all suspects were moved to the department for further investigation.
The Lagos Police Commissioner, Hakeem Odumosu, assured residents that the suspects would be charged to court once the investigation was concluded.
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