A Prophet of the Church, serving in Morogbo Parish 1, Badagry in Lagos State, has been tortured by men of the Oodua People's Congress, populaly called OPC over an alleged missing N80,000.

The Prophet, a 23-year-old with the name Moses Oloyede, narrated his ordeal to Punch Metro, about what transpired between him and a female member Maria, who claimed Moses stole her money while he came to pray for her at her aunt’s house in Agumo, in the Oko Afo area of Badagry.

While narrating to Punch Metro, Moses said: "Maria is a member of my Parish where I serve as a prophet and choir master. I had prayed for her several times, including when she needed a job. She got a lucrative job in the Lekki area of Lagos State.

“As appreciation, she voluntarily contributes to my seminars, crusades and other events of my ministry. About two weeks ago, she called and said I should come to pray for her at her aunt’s house in Oko Afo.

“I usually don’t go to minister to people in their houses. But due to her financial commitment to God’s work, I decided to honour her. She came to pick me at the bus stop around 5pm on that Wednesday.

“She said a 13-year-old girl that was lying on the floor in the room claimed that she saw me searching bags in the house.

“I wondered how I could do such a thing and I asked her if she told me about any money. She said I was a prophet and that I could have seen the money with my spiritual eyes. I felt embarrassed and ended the call.

"On Sunday, I saw two people in our church at Morogbo. They said they were OPC members and that they wanted to interview me at the bus stop over the missing money. They equally claimed that Maria was also at the bus stop. I decided to follow them.

“I mounted the motorcycle they brought and we left. However, as soon as the motorcycle moved, I saw four other motorcycles coming behind us with many OPC members; and they displayed guns, charms and cutlasses. When we got to the bus stop, they didn’t stop. That was when I started sensing trouble.

“When we got to Oko Afo, I met their leader, Alagbada. I was put in their cell. They tied my hands and legs and started beating me. They used a knife dripping with hot palm oil to torture me. They also used sticks, horsewhips and bottles on me. They said I must confess to the crime.



"They called my church leader and elders on the telephone that they should listen to my confessional statements. They had tortured me from 6pm to around 11pm. I didn’t know when I started saying I did what I didn’t do."

Moses Oloyede has reported the case to the Area K Police Command. Meanwhile, the Police had arrested the OPC leader, Alagbada, and the complainant, Maria.





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