There was
chaos at the premises of Magistrate Court 3 in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State after the
Founder of God Is Able Mega Fire Ministry located in Opolo area of the state
capital, Kingsley Abiekunogho, ordered his members to attack journalists.
Abiekunogho
is standing trial for allegedly obtaining a Sports Utility Vehicle (SUV) and
money from one of his members, Seiyefa Saiyou, by trick. He was said to have
asked his followers who besieged the court to shield him from the journalists
while he made his way to a waiting car that would speed away with him after the
hearing.
His plan,
however, apparently failed as the church members could not cover him from the
prying eyes and cameras of the reporters.
Angered by
the agility of the journalists who managed to get shots of him, Abiekunogho
ordered his followers to beat up the journalists.
According to
Independent News, The church members, acting on his directive, descended
heavily on the journalists who were waiting outside the court, having earlier
been ordered to leave the courtroom by the Magistrate who heard the case in
camera.
The church
members, numbering over 100, beat up the journalists and damaged the camera
belonging to the Correspondent of TVCNN while the Silverbird TV reporter was
lucky to have escaped the onslaught.
While the
drama lasted, the pastor was whisked away by some of his members while others
continued the assault on the journalists, causing a commotion in the court
premises.
The
intervention of policemen in the court premises brought the situation under
control as they rescued the distressed reporter from the mob action.
The assault
on the journalists was reported to the Division ‘A’ Police Station where the
issue is still being investigated. The case was adjourned to March 24, 2018,
for further hearing.
Abiekunogho
was alleged to have fraudulently obtained a Toyota Sports Utility Vehicle and
the sum of N20,000 from Saiyou, his church member, in exchange for spiritual
breakthroughs.
The cleric
had promised the church member that he would receive the items in two folds
after two weeks.
One month
after he did not receive any breakthroughs, Saiyou decided to seek legal
redress after several days of attempts to retrieve his SUV failed.
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