By Akpokona Omafuaire
WARRI - CONTRARY to media reports, the General Overseer of God’s Delight Gospel Assembly (AKA Free Indeed) Senior Pastor John Mark Ighosotu has accused Prophet Jeremiah Omoto Fufeyin, the General Overseer of Christ Mercyland Deliverance Ministry of using the police and media to harass him over an issue that is currently under police investigation.
Ighosotu made the declaration in Warri while addressing journalists through human Rights Activists, Oghenejabor Ikimi Esq.
He said that since Prophet Fufeyin has suddenly lost confidence in the Nigeria Police and resorted “to blackmailing our client in the Press, we have decided to respond accordingly so as to keep the records straight”
According to Ikimi, “Our attention as a team of counsel to Senior Pastor John Mark Ighosotu, the General Overseer of God’s Delight Gospel Assembly (AKA Free Indeed) Senior Pastor John Mark Ighosotu has been drawn to two false online publication about our client at the behest of Prophet Jeremiah Fufeyin, , the General Overseer of Christ Mercyland Deliverance Ministry which reads as follows:
“Police detain mobile officer for masterminding Delta General Overseer escape” and another which read thus: “Fufeyin: Police inspector quizzed for alleged disappearance of Pastor Jonathan Ighosotu”
“We make bold to state that the contents of the above publications consist of either outright lies and/or misrepresentation of facts capable of misleading the general publice, hence this press statement” Barrister Ikimi said.
It will be recall that Prophet Fufeyin had written a petition to the Inspector General of Police in Abuja, alleging Conspiracy, Cybercrime and Criminal defamation against Pastor Ighosotu.
But in explaining the current situation, Barrister Ikimi, counsel to Pastor Ighosotu claimed that, four Police Hilux vans consisting of over 20 armed Policemen and some pressmen stormed the cleric’s residence in Orhuwhorun town on the 25th day of February, 2022 led by one Inspector Yohanna Suaibu of Team 4 X-Squad, Force CID, Abuja but met his absence.
Being disappointed they disarmed and arrested the cleric’s orderly, Inspector Aminu Ibrahim who was later released at the Nigerian Police Station, Ovwian, Delta State, the statement said.
Adding that “on hearing of the above invasion of his residence,” the cleric “immediately left for Abuja same day and reported himself at the Force CID, Abuja where he obliged the Deputy Inspector General of Police in charge his statement with lawyers from the Law Firm of Mike Ozekhome SAN & Co., in attendance.
He said the Pastor Ighosotu was granted bail on self recognition and he returned to Warri, Delta State on Saturday, the 5th day of March, 2022 and on Sunday, the 6th day of March, 2022 presided over the Sunday Church Service at the Free Indeed Church Headquarters.
He stated that the GO “is presently presiding over and ministering in a Ministers Conference tagged “Upper Room Fire Conference” in his church with ministers from all walks of life in attendance.
The statement said that the online publications stating that Ighosotu “is on the run and that he is about to be declared wanted by the Nigerian Police is not only false but a wicked lie.”
“Pastor Ighosotu who presides over one of the largest Church in Warri with a numerical strength of over a hundred thousand members cannot be described as evading justice for a crime he never committed.” Barrister Ikimi said further
He stated that the cleric’s legal team said that “the Law Office of Mike Ozekhome SAN & Co., has put up a strong worded petition on the Inspector General of Police and have also proceeded to Court to secure” an Order restraining Prophet Jeremiah Fufeyin from further harassing our Client even when our Client is innocent.”
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