“He Also Promised To Give Us A Bag Of Rice” – Victim Says As Gambian Pastor Absconds With Worshippers’ Phones After Crusade In Ibadan

One Owen Abraham, a Gambian self-proclaimed Pastor, has allegedly absconded with 52 phones, money, and valuables of worshippers and residents of Aponrin in Agbowo, Ibadan, the capital city of Oyo state who came for a crusade organised by him.

Freshreporters gathered that worshippers claimed that the clergyman was led by God to come to Ibadan city from Gambia for the crusade tagged ” IBADAN JESUS HELP CRUSADE”.

It was also gathered that on the last day of the three days crusade, Abraham claimed that the Holy Spirit directed him to tell people to submit their phones and valuables, but later absconded with it with no traces.

Mrs Grace Akintola, one of the victims revealed many widows went for the crusade because the Pastor promised to give each person a bag of rice and money, adding that Abraham also promised to empower students with various scholarships.

She stressed that,

“Pastor Abraham lured us into three days of fasting and prayer and was nowhere to be found on the last day of the crusade as all efforts to reach him proved abortive.

Mrs Akintola, another widow while recounting her ordeal said,

“The Pastor approached an Igbo lady in our area to assist him to gather widows and students, he said he wanted to help us.

“Someone in my area invited me for the crusade, the crusader wear Pastor regalia, he said he will buy a house for one of us, he said the house is fully furnished.

“He promised money to give to some people who attend the crusade, even politicians can not give out such money.

“On the last day of the crusade, he sold a bottle of water for us at the rate of N4,800, he said perfume is inside the bottled water, and many people paid for the water.”