Fake Prophet Convicted for Promising to Raise Dead Husband, Selling 'Miracle Stickers'

Fake Prophet Convicted for Promising to Raise Dead Husband, Selling ‘Miracle Stickers’
Defraud Victims of ₦136.4m
Okey Uwakwe, alleged that the convict collected ₦6,231,400 after claiming he could spiritually influence his brother, who travelled abroad in 1997, to return to Nigeria

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has secured the conviction of Godwin Sunday Ajuluchukwucheya, also known as Prophet Sunday Koboko, for fraud involving ₦136.4 million.

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Eko Hot Blog reports that the EFCC disclosed that the convict was arraigned before Justice H. O. Eya of the Enugu State High Court sitting in Independence Layout on a two count charge bordering on obtaining by false pretence and stealing.

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The offences contravened the Advance Fee Fraud and Other Fraud Related Offences Act, 2006.

Ajuluchukwucheya pleaded guilty to the charges, prompting the prosecution counsel, Assistant Commander of the EFCC, Rotimi Ajobiewe, to urge the court to convict and sentence him.

Justice Eya subsequently sentenced the self acclaimed prophet to one year imprisonment with an option of a ₦500,000 fine.

The court also ordered the forfeiture of his landed property in Enugu to the Federal Government through the EFCC. The property is to be sold, with the proceeds used to compensate victims of the fraud.

According to the EFCC, one of the petitioners, Mrs. Ngene Nkiruka Jane, alleged that the convict presented himself as a genuine man of God and convinced her that he could raise her late husband from the dead.

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She said she paid ₦6.7 million for the purported resurrection and a fraudulent investment scheme that promised financial returns.

Another petitioner, Okey Uwakwe, alleged that the convict collected ₦6,231,400 after claiming he could spiritually influence his brother, who travelled abroad in 1997, to return to Nigeria.

The anti graft agency said further investigations revealed that several members of the convict’s ministry also reported being defrauded.

The EFCC said the convict’s scheme involved persuading followers to purchase so called “prosperity products,” including “Miracle Sticker,” “Spiritual Dragon,” “Holy Ghost Thunder,” and other items under the guise of spiritual benefits.