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‘Popular Pastor’ Publicly Humiliated For Criticising LG Chairman On Facebook
A popular self-acclaimed pastor, Okochi Chukwu Obeni was pubicly humiliated by ten Nigerian men for criticizing Hon. Ogbonnia Oko Enyim, a Local Government Chairman in Afikpo, Ebonyi State.
According to reports, the Ebonyi State Police Command has arrested the culprit.
The spokesperson of the Command, Deputy Superintendent of Police Loveth Odah, made this known in a statement on Wednesday in Abakaliki.
Odah said the incident took place at Ogo play ground, Amasiri in Afikpo North Local Government Area of the state.
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The PPRO said Obeni, who hails from Ndukwe in Amasiri LGA, reported the incident at the Afikpo North Divisional Police Station on May 14 at about 5pm.
She said: “The pastor reported that the Isu Oru age grade led by Amadi and deputised by Eze Ogbonna dragged him to the Ogo playground, tied his hands to his back and flogged him severally with canes.
“This he said gave him multiple injuries on his body as they also poured water on him.”
Odah said the victim was rushed to the hospital for proper medical care, adding that he was responding to treatment.
She said the police immediately swung into action and subsequently arrested Amadi, the leader of the age-grade and nine others.
The PPRO noted that preliminary investigations revealed that the assault on the pastor was due to a post he made on Facebook condemning a particular action of the Afikpo North LGA Chairman, Ogbonnia Oko-Enyim.
She said: “The post commended the traditional ruler of the area over the decision taken against the council boss on the said action as this allegedly angered the chairman’s loyalists.
“This made them to take laws into their hands, thereby committing the heinous crime.”
Odah, however, said the Acting Commissioner of Police in the state, Deputy Commissioner of Police Yekini Ayoku, had urged members of the public to remain calm and ordered a full investigation into the matter.
This, according to her, was to unravel the circumstances which led to such inhuman treatment.
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