Popular prophet ‘Onyeze Jesus’ arrested in Anambra

Police operatives have arrested a controversial prophet in Anambra state, Onyebuchi Okocha, popularly known as ‘Onyeze Jesus’.

The founder of Children of Light Anointing Ministries, Nkpor, Idemili North local government area of the state, was reportedly arrested on Wednesday, January 27, 2021.

The Nation gathered ‘Onyeze Jesus’ is in police custody and would likely be arraigned for various offences on Thursday, January 28, 2021.

The State Government, through a statement by the Commissioner for Information and Public Enlightenement, C. Don Adinuba, had on Monday, January 25, 2021, warned the Prophet against his practices which it termed ‘criminal and indecent conduct in the name of religion’.

The Ministry of Health, in a statement on Wednesday, January 27, 2021, warned hospitals and mortuaries operating in the state against allowing ‘Onyeze Jesus’ access to their facilities to carry out his widely publicised claim and planned ‘magic’ that he would raise seven corpses on January 28, 2021.

Residents of the state had expressed worry over some of the videos trending on social media attributed to the prophet, including parading naked people in a river, abuse of the currency, animal cruelty, and his get-rich-quick promises to gullible members of the public.

The self-acclaimed prophet, who claimed to be from Amafor village in Nkpor, is about 32 years and was once a bus conductor and never studied primary six.

Haruna Mohammed, the Police spokesperson, confirmed the arrest to journalists.