Pastor Caught With Human Heart In Cross River
Police in Cross River state on Tuesday paraded a pastor Tony Obo-Ekpeyong for allegedly being in possession of the heart of an 18-month-old baby whom he killed.
The News Agency of Nigeria reports that Obo-Ekpenyog is the pastor of Royal God’s Commandment Ministry, Calabar.
Parading the suspect, the spokesperson of the command, ASP Irene Ugbo, said that the suspect was arrested alongside six others on Aug. 24.
Irene disclosed that they were arrested when the parents of the deceased raised an alarm that their child had been abducted by some masked men who stormed their house.
She said some operatives were immediately deployed to search the church and it environ, and that they found some incriminating items and arrested the pastor and six others.
The suspect, however, denied the allegation, saying, ”I was praying for one of our members who was sick when the police came and arrested me.
”The heart they saw was that of a fowl. We don’t operate any spiritual shrine in the church.
”The thick blood that was seen on the altar was that of a goat and a fowl that we killed to celebrate with our members after our three-day fasting programme.”
However, Faith Inyang, the 20-year-old mother of the baby, said she ”recognised one of the men because of his stature; he lives around our area and he normally passes through our house.
”Up till now, I have not seen the body of my daughter apart from the heart that was found there,” she added.
