Rivers Police Apprehend Two ‘Pastors’ Over Fetish Materials

The Nigeria Police Force’s Rivers State Command has detained two self-described pastors after they were allegedly discovered in possession of occult objects in the Rumuduru community of the state’s Obio/Akpor Local Government Area.

In a statement released Friday in Port Harcourt, SP Grace Iringe-Koko, the command spokesman, confirmed their detention.
According to the police spokeswoman, the Rumuduru locals gave over the suspects to the authorities.

According to her statement, the two were operating several churches in the neighborhood. On January 20, Rumuduru teenagers, under the leadership of their president, Henry Worlu, turned up the phony pastors to the police.

Bassey and Elijah were taken into custody by the young people during their raid on their respective churches.

Bassey acknowledged utilizing spiritual substances like water and oil to cure people with spiritual ailments while being questioned.

He also disclosed that he prayed for those suffering from mental illnesses using a tiny coffin and “miracle life oil,” saying that they would get better in three months, according to Iringe-Koko.

According to her, Bassey has spent the last 17 years residing and working in the Rumuduru village.

Items recovered from the suspects include a fake Nigerian Navy identification card, a sword, tiny wooden boxes, a rifle cartridge, and multiple pictures.

A police lanyard, a variety of crosses and religious objects, and children’s shoes were also seized by the authorities.

Iringe-Koko said that a comprehensive investigation is in progress and that the suspects and the recovered objects are currently in police custody.