EFCC Grills “Prophet” for Alleged N70.3 Million Fraud in Enugu
EFCC Grills “Prophet” for Alleged N70.3 Million Fraud in Enugu
Operatives of the Enugu Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) have commenced investigations into the activities of a self-acclaimed prophet, Godwin Sunday Ajuluchukwucheya (a.k.a. Prophet Sunday Koboko), for allegedly defrauding his church members to the tune of N70,391,600.
A petitioner, Okey Uwakwe, alleged that Ajuluchukwucheya presented himself as a true man of God, capable of luring his brother, who had travelled outside the country since 1997, to return home. He also alleged that he paid the “prophet” the sum of N6,231,400 for spiritual works.
According to the petitioner, the suspect also deceived him into believing that he had the power to make his sister-in-law, who had been childless for over 15 years, conceive. Ajuluchukwucheya allegedly collected the sum of N3,251,200 for spiritual works to that effect.
The petitioner further alleged that the suspect announced to his church members that he had won N33 billion in a lotto game, assuring that members who contributed financially to him would receive dividends from the said N33 billion. Again, the petitioner allegedly contributed the sum of N3,349,000.
The petitioner also alleged that members of Ajuluchukwucheya’s ministry were lured by the suspect to contribute to a rice processing machine worth N1 billion to become partners in the business. He allegedly contributed the sum of N500,000. He claimed that the total sum sent to the suspect was N13,331,600, without results.
In the course of investigation, members of the suspect’s ministry started flooding the directorate with claims of how they were defrauded by Ajuluchukwucheya. One of the members said, “When I came there, a whole lot of things were going on as investments in the church, which I partook in virtually all of them… ranging from the issue of him winning N33 billion with Baba Ijebu. He said the money could not be retrieved due to how huge the amount was. So, members of the church would have to help him by buying Holy Ghost Thunder to blast the spiritual army being organised by Baba Ijebu. He sold each spiritual thunder for N38,000, and we had to buy 1,000 pieces to fight Baba Ijebu’s spiritual army.”
The total amount members of Ajuluchukwucheya’s church alleged he took from them is N70,391,600.
Investigations showed that the suspect’s modus operandi is luring members of his ministry into buying his “products” for prosperity, which include miracle stickers, spiritual dragons, and Holy Ghost Thunder. One of the members and victims of the suspect said, “He asked me to do what they tagged Holy Ghost Thunder, believing it was going to solve my problems. I bought it, and after all the payments, nothing happened, and my problems still persisted.”
The suspect will be charged to court as soon as investigations are concluded.
