The Pastor of the Kogi church, Peter Adeiza, also used it as a psychiatric and rehabilitation home as many people were seen with chains on their hands and legs.
By Jeffrey Agbo
Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello, has shut down a church, The New Jerusalem Deliverance Ministry, Okene for allegedly defrauding members by selling “bulletproof water” and running an unapproved medical facility.
The facility has reportedly been in operation since 2008, with many said to have died due to unhygienic practices.
The Pastor of the Kogi church, Peter Adeiza, also used it as a psychiatric and rehabilitation home as many people were seen with chains on their hands and legs.
The closure order was implemented on Monday by the state Security Adviser, Commander Jerry Omodara (retd.), in the company with the state Commissioner for Information and Commissioner for Health, Kingsley Fanwo and Dr Zekeri Usman, respectively, other government officials and the security agents.
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Members and worshippers confirmed that they have been receiving treatments for different ailments from the “Man of God.”
According to the security adviser, in Kogi, the pastor had earlier been arrested following a preliminary investigation by the State Investigation Bureau of the Police and the Department of State Services to look into the activities going on in the church.
Omodara added that there is enough evidence that indicates that what they practise is contrary to both religious and medical practices.
He said, “In a couple of days, he will be arraigned in court and will be prosecuted, if found guilty will face the music.”
