The prosecution is said to be based on alleged video-recorded confessions said to have been obtained from the accused pastors.
The Anambra State High Court sitting in Awka, the state capital, has remanded the eight “self-styled” pastors who were arraigned on Friday, June 5, over alleged staged or “arrangee” miracles in the state.
The Governor Chukwuma Charles Soludo’s administration said the prosecution of the alleged fake clerics was part of the government's coordinated crackdown on religious fraud and public deception.
The detained clerics include Ndubisi Nnachukwu of Omega Dominion Ministry, Ekeleme Chris Ugochukwu of Cloud of Glory Prophetic Ministry, Bishop Emeka Nwamkpa of Chapel of Faith Ministry, Peter Chukwu of Messiah Adoration Ministry, Chinedu Egwuonwu of Citadel of Grace Ministry, Ebele Nnachukwu of Jehovah the Mighty Than All Ministry, Miracle Iruoma of City of Power Ministry, and Chukwukadibia Ogwuama of Land of Testimony Adoration Ministry.
According to the charges pressed against them, the accused clerics allegedly engaged individuals to pose as beneficiaries of miraculous healing in exchange for payment, with the aim of deceiving congregants and boosting financial donations through viral social media broadcasts.
