LAGOS— The Police in Lagos have arrested the General Overseer of
Holy Family Ministry, a.k.a House of Mercy, located in Ogolonto area of
Ikorodu, Lagos, Pastor Ernest Nwankwo, who was alleged to have sent a member of
his church to kidnap a boy for ritual purpose last week.
He is currently cooling his heels at
the State Criminal Investigation Department, Yaba, Lagos.
Pastor Ernest Nwankwo, who is 50
years old, is an indigene of Nsugbe, Anambra East Local Government Area of
Anambra State.
It would be recalled that a
ritualist’s den was uncovered in a building owned by the suspect last
Wednesday, with at least eight victims said to have been kidnapped from
different parts of the country, rescued.
The den was uncovered following the
apprehension of a mother of four, Mrs Rosemary Chukwu,
who hid a seven-year-old
boy inside a box. She confessed to have abducted the boy, identified as
Emmanuel Emeka, on the instruction of her Pastor (Ernest Nwankwo) for ritual
purpose.
Although details of how the Pastor
was arrested were still sketchy at press time, it was gathered that he was
arrested around Ebute Metta area yesterday, following a tip off by operatives
of the SCID.
Police sources hinted that the
Pastor denied that the building on 7, Oshodi Street, where some victims were
reportedly rescued, was not used for ritual purpose but was used to keep
lunatics.
Contacted, the Lagos State Police
Public Relations Officer, Ngozi Braide, simply said: “Yes, the Pastor has been
arrested today around Ebutte Meta.”
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