Police Nabs Pastor Performing Ritual Activities in Church Premises.

A pastor in Benin was arrested yesterday after a neighbour saw him performing ritual activities in his church premises by the Edo State Police Command. It has been alleged that the pastor who is identified as Apostle Ikenna Okafor buried charms in the church premises.


The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the identity of what the suspect buried is unknown even though residents around the church located along Esigie St. in Benin alleged it was a live animal.

The police quickly winced him away before he could be lynched by angry residents who stormed the church.

An eyewitness, Mr Chinedu Nnamdi, said his father woke him up around 2am on Saturday night to watch what the Pastor was doing.

According to him, the pastor buried something in front of the church and later performed a little ritual by walking round the church several times.

Confirming the report, the Police Public Relations Officer of the Edo Police Command, DSP Osifo Abiodun, said the suspect was under investigation.

The spokesman explained that the suspect had made useful statements that will assist the police in their investigation.