The Rivers State Police Command has paraded two pastors, Prophet Bassey Umoren (60) and Prophet Elijah Anietie (50), who were caught with fetish items, including caskets, monkey skulls, carved skeletons, and other spiritual materials, in their respective churches.

The duo, who were apprehended by youths of Rumunduru community in Obio/Akpor Local Government Area of the state, are the founders of God’s Deliverance Apostolic Church and Power House of Glory International Gospel Church, both located along Eneka Road in Rumunduru.

The State Police Public Relations Officer, Grace Iringe-Koko, disclosed this on Thursday while parading the suspects at the Rivers State Police Command Headquarters in Port Harcourt.

Iringe-Koko said, “This case, which has been trending on social media, involves two pastors reported by youths of Rumunduru community, led by their youth leader, Henry Worlu, on January 20, 2025, at about 9 am.

“The youths brought the suspects, Prophet Umoren Bassey and Prophet Elijah Anietie, both of Akwa Ibom State origin and handed them over to the police for discreet investigation.”

She listed the items recovered from their churches including several photographs—some of which were of children—small caskets, spiritual books, carved images, wooden skulls, crosses, and other ritual items.

The police spokesperson noted that investigations into the matter were ongoing to ascertain the full extent of their activities and possible victims.

Meanwhile, the youths of the Rumunduru community have been lauded for their vigilance in exposing the alleged activities of the suspects, which they claimed posed a spiritual and social threat to the community.
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Operatives of the Nigeria Police Force have rescued the wife of former Assistant Inspector General of Police, Hakeem Odumosu, Folashade Odumosu and eliminated her abductors.

The Force Public Relations Officer, Olumuyiwa Adejobi, who disclosed this to Channels TV on Thursday morning, said the victim regained her freedom on Wednesday.

Naijablitznews recalls the retired AIG’s wife was kidnapped last Thursday at the entrance of her residence in Arepo, Owode Local Government Area of Ogun State.

It was learnt that the Ogun State Commissioner of Police, Lanre Ogunlowo, led the operation that rescued the retired AIG’s wife.

The kidnappers whisked the victim through a swampy area to an unknown destination after dragging her out of her SUV.

Giving an update on the matter, Adejobi said the operatives also recovered the ransom paid to the kidnappers as bait.

However, he refused to disclose the amount paid to the kidnappers or where exactly the victim was rescued.

A middle-aged man, Sunday Omisakin, one of the ex-convicts granted state pardon by Osun State Governor Ademola Adeleke on December 24, 2024, has been rearrested and remanded at the Ilesa Correctional Centre.

Omisakin was apprehended for allegedly stealing a plasma television set worth N600,000 in Osogbo.

According to the Osogbo Chief Magistrates Court, the incident occurred on January 3, 2025, in the Iludun area of Osogbo, just eight days after Omisakin received the pardon.

The charge sheet obtained by reporters detailed the accusations against Omisakin. COUNT I reads:

“That you, Adebayo Omisakin Sunday ‘m,’ on the 3rd day of January 2025 at about 12:00 pm at the Al-Medinat Area, Iludun, in the Osogbo Magistrarial District, did break and enter the house of one Shittu Damilare ‘m’ and steal one Plasma TV valued at the sum of Six Hundred Thousand Naira (N600,000:00k) only.”

COUNT II states:

“That you, Adebayo Omisakin Sunday ‘m,’ on the same date, time, and place in the aforementioned Magistrarial District, did steal one Plasma TV valued at the sum of Six Hundred Thousand Naira (#600,000:00k) only, property of one Shittu Damilare ‘m.’”

Omisakin was charged under Section 411 (1) (2) of the Criminal Code Cap 34 Vol. II and Sections 383 and 390 (9) of the Criminal Code Cap 34 Vol. II, Laws of Osun State of Nigeria, 2002.

During his arraignment on January 7, 2025, Omisakin applied for bail. However, Magistrate A. Adeyeba deferred the ruling until January 10.

In the prosecutor’s submission, Kayode Adeoye requested the court to deny the defendant bail. Following this, the magistrate ordered that Omisakin be remanded at the Ilesa Correctional Centre pending further proceedings.

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