A popular radio preacher and founder of Gospel
Fire Army Ministry, Nkwele-Ogidi, AnamB.ra
State, Chinedu Strongson, has been arrested in
connection with child abduction and trafficking
in persons.
The 48-year-old cleric was paraded on saturday
at the police headquarters, Asaba, Delta State,
along with 43 other criminals arrested for
kidnapping, robbery, murder, cultism and car
theft.
According to the state police commissioner,
Zana IB.rahim, who paraded the suspects, 12
stolen children were rescued from the pastor,
adding that he allegedly paid N400,000 for each
child sold to him.
However, the pastor denied any involvement in
child trafficking, saying that his business was to
help humanity including payment of school fees
for children.
Trouble started for the pastor when one Aisha
Yahaya of Asaba reported how two ladies came
to her house as police detectives sent by her
husband now serving at Ogwashi Uku prisons.
Aisha disclosed that she followed them to a
junction where they met one Abigail Nwakama,
also known as Madam Cash, who gave her
N3,500 to alleviate her poverty and asked her to
buy clothes for her one -month-old daughter.
chinedu-walthIn the process, the said child was
allegedly stolen by the syndicate, prompting her
to raise the alarm which led to the arrest of the
two ladies.
Based on the report, the commissioner said
detectives swung into action and arrested one
Onyinye Nwakama, daughter of Madam Cash, at
a drinking bar in Asaba.
Also arrested were Madam Cash (32 years) and
Ifeoma Anyadike, (32) at Okpanam before they
led detectives to Ogidi where the pastor was
arrested.
Others arrested from different locations are
David Ikesinachi; Ebere Edwin, Adaeze Enyi and
Chike Agwunenu.
Two of the rescued children, the commissioner
of police said, had been handed over to their
parents while the remaining were kept at an
orphanage in Asaba pending identification by
their families.
In another development, one Chukwudi Ijeoma of
Aboh in Ndokwa East Local Government Area
was arrested in connection with the raping and
killing of a housewife, one Blessing Ogama, who
was previously reported missing.
Source; Nigerian Tribune
