Crimes

Rapture: Police probe Pastor who demanded N310,000 from followers

The police in Ekiti have invited the Pastor who allegedly preached end of the world and asked his followers to pay N310,000 for rapture for questioning.

The police said the pastor had asked members to relocate to a camp in Araromi-Ugbesi in Omuo-Oke-Ekiti in Ekiti East Local Government Area of the State, in order to “prepare for the end of the world”.

The Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) in the state, ASP Sunday Abutu, confirmed this to newsmen in Ado-Ekiti on Wednesday.

According to the Police spokesperson, we have invited the Pastor, Nuah Abraham of Christ High Commission Ministry, also known as Royal Christ Assembly, Kaduna State.

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He said the invitation was “on the allegation of asking his members to part with N310,000 for them to prepare for the end of the world”.

He said the acclaimed man of God was invited to clarify the claim which had gone viral in the social media.

Abraham was alleged to have asked his church members to relocate to a camp in Omuo-Ekiti from Kaduna State saying that is where rapture will take place.

A source, who is also one of Abraham’s congregants, confirmed to newsmen that the pastor first relocated to Ekiti in 2021 from his former base in Kaduna State.

“He later returned to Kaduna State in April to ask each member of his church to pay him N310,000 before they will be allowed to follow him to Araromi-Ugbesi in Omuo-Oke-Ekiti in Ekiti East,” the faithful said.

The source who, however, pleaded for anonymity added that the pastor preached that it was where “the gate of heaven will open for all of them to fly to heaven”.

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