The Enugu State police command on Monday arrested a self-acclaimed preacher, Bishop Ginika Obi, the General Overseer of the City of Liberation and Comfort Ministry, for allegedly swindling his members to the tune of over N500 million.
It was gathered that the suspect used his non-governmental
organization ‘Build Your Generational Organization’ to lure
unsuspecting members into investing on the guise of reaping “bountiful
dividends” only to defraud them.
When his crime was discovered, he abandoned his church and
members and fled to Asaba, Delta State where he started operating a new
church with a new name. He was also said to have changed his title from
‘Bishop’ to ‘Prophet.’
He was, however, arrested at a hotel in Enugu at the
weekend. The Enugu State government had, following the discovery and
public outcry over his activities, dismantled the church building and
gave the land to a private developer as part of the ongoing HELIU
residences projects.
Spokesperson for the State Police Command, Ebere
Amaraizu, who confirmed the arrest, said Bishop was trailed based on
intelligence information to a hotel at Amechi Road, off Agbani Road,
Enugu.
“He is now helping operatives in their investigations in
relation to his nefarious activities. He said he never knew his
financial non-governmental organization would turn out this way. He
disclosed that the amount he defrauded is not up to the sum of N500
million but N186 million.”
Source: The Guardian
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