A zonal pastor of Redeemed Christian Church of God, Mr. Victor Edo, said back in the day he had to donate his blood in exchange for money to satisfy his urge for heroin, c*****e and some other hard drugs.
Pastor Victor made the shocking confession on Tuesday, during a visit to Christ Against Drug Abuse Ministry in the Araga, Epe area of Lagos State by officials of the National Drug Enforcement Agency, NDLEA.
He said, “At a point, I started taking them. I was the kingpin of Ikeja c*****e Triangle that media were writing about sometime in 1987. NDLEA eventually arrested me.
“I sold my blood just to satisfy my urge. My father and my relatives rejected me, but eventually I came to CADAM in 1998. Today I am an ordained pastor.”
The pastor, an alumnus of the CADAM, told Punch correspondent that his 13-year journey as a drug peddler and addict started in 1985 in Lagos when he started dealing in different kinds of illicit drugs.
A woman in the rehabilitation centre, Steven Ufom, said the demise of her husband turned her to a drinker.
“I drank alcohol for nine years. Initially, I was taking it to relieve myself of pains and sorrows caused by the death of my husband because there was nobody to assist me in taking care of my three children. I took different kinds of alcohol to the point of stupor. I was all alone.
“My parents had died; my sons disowned me and ran away from me because of the disgrace I caused them. No matter how dejected you are, don’t make drugs and alcohol your last resort. One can easily get addicted,” Ufom advised.
Another pastor, Olohunleke Mabinuori, said he was once so addicted to drugs that he packed some heroine in his boot when his father took him to London in 1981 in an attempt to stop him from taking had drugs which he started when he was in primary six. Mobinuori added that he left London when he exhausted the heroine.
In her own confession, a 53-year-old nurse, who joined the centre three months ago, said she cooked c*****e and injected it into her body for 31 years. She also said she mixed it with heroine whenever she wanted to smoke, claiming that it was her fiancé that led her into the act.
While expressing his appreciation to the visitors, the coordinator, Dr. Dokun Adedeji, enjoined NDLEA to rise up to the financial challenges facing the centre. He added that 1,500 people had been sensitised to abstain from drug abuse since the centre was established.
NDLEA’s Pubic Relations Officer, Mitchel Ofoyeju, appreciated the coordinator of the centre for assisting the agency in the campaign against drug abuse and promised him of the agency’s continuous support.
Thursday, 26 June 2014
INCREDIBLE: Woman Gives Birth After 14 Years Pregnancy!
Saturday June 7, 2014, will remain the happiest day in the life of Mercy James. Reason? That was the day she miraculously gave birth to a baby girl after 14 years of being pregnant.
The baby was promptly and aptly christined Miracle. And why not? If the mother had delivered at the expected time the child would have been a teenager by now and possibly in secondary school at the JSS 3 level.
Mercy, a single parent, said of her ordeal during the 14 years she was pregnant but could not give birth: “When I first took in, I knew that I was pregnant with signs and test that confirmed that I was. Four months later, I went to hospital for another test, the result showed that I wasn’t pregnant, but had fibroid.
Subsequently, I began to experience bleeding, at least once a day. Sometimes, my tummy would protrude in the semblance of pregnancy. I went to different hospitals, and I kept on receiving the same result that nothing was wrong with me. But deep down inside , I knew that all was not well with me.
Churches and native doctors
“So I was taken aback when a midwife told me I was pregnant. But considering the test which showed I had fibroid, I was angry with the midwife for giving me what I felt was a false prophecy of hope. Thereafter, I started going from one church to another and from one native doctor to the other. The results that I got from them all remained the same. I became more feeble and confused that I prayed for death to come.
“I went again to the midwife two years after and complained to her about the pains that I was going through, she told me again that it was not fibroid but pregnancy; she advised me to be more prayerful so that God will deliver me from the hands of the devil. I kept on praying and at the same time asking myself that if truly I’m pregnant, why is it that the baby was not kicking?
“I bought many concoctions that they said could cure fibroid and drank them. I even drank 12 bottles of a local cleanser but to no avail. This went on for years. Then God took pity on me and decided to wipe my tears.
On the day I gave birth to my baby girl, I initially thought that worms were trying to come out of my body not knowing that it was a baby. This was what I told the midwife when we came to her. But after examining me she told me to push.
I ignored her. I became unconscious for about 15 minutes and when I regained consciousness, I heard the cry of a baby. I was surprised and confused seeing my baby. I couldn’t believe my eyes. Hmm,I thank God for my life and that of my baby Miracle. I named her Miracle because she is truly a miraculous child”.
Miraculous child
The midwife at the Celestial Church of Christ, Kadoso Parish, Ajegunle where Mercy gave birth confirmed the development, especially the role she played.
The woman who simply gave her name as Mrs Ajetima informed thus: “She was pregnant for 14 years and was unable to give birth during this period. Then on Saturday around 6:30am I saw two persons carrying her to this place. When she came inside, I laid her down and asked one of my daughters to examine her, after the examination, I found out that it was a baby that was about coming out and not worms. I asked her to push and she refused. My daughter gave her a hard slap on her laps since she refused to push.
Behold a baby with placenta came out! I started shouting, calling on people to come and see for themselves that Mercy was truly pregnant, because if not, people will start to say that that Celestial woman has given Mercy a baby. Within a twinkle of an eye, the whole place was filled with people. God is wonderful”.
Also affirming the happy development, Mercy’s closest friend, Odunayo Odeyemi had this to say: “I have known mercy for over nine years now. I met her with the pregnancy . In fact, she did not know that she was pregnant. I followed her to many places but her problems kept on increasing. Merely looking at Mercy then before she gave birth, you will notice that she wasn’t okay. I kept advising her to have faith in God because I had experienced the same thing. I was pregnant for three years and three months and God delivered me.
“Mercy came to me on that fateful day around 4am begging me to give her a pain reliever, that she was having pains all over her body. I dressed up and took her to a man that sells drugs. After taking the drug, on our way home, she started having serious pains. I called her brother and we both took her to the midwife. Hours later, she gave birth to a bouncing baby girl. We all were surprised because we never expected such a miracle to happen. She had a complete baby.”
Robert Davidson, one of Mercy’s friends, said that he concluded after seeing Mercy with a protruded tummy for three years that she had fibroid. So, “it came to me as a shock to learn that she delivered a bouncing baby girl.”
For Chidimma Ibe, a neighbour: “She always complained to me that she had stomach pains all these period. She told me that she had fibroid and sometime, she will complain of different things. She was totally confused as to what her condition was. I’m very much surprised and happy she gave birth to a complete baby girl. It was truly a miracle. God was on her side. God is wonderful because all the concoctions she took were enough to kill the baby.”
On the father of Baby Miracle, Mercy informed that they got separated on account of the ordeal that attended her pregnancy. “Friday is the name of my baby’s father. Actually, we are not married. He just proposed to me and I became pregnant for him. He knew about the pregnancy. He always gave me money for tests and scans but he got tired and left me after waiting for me for over a year without seeing any sign of a baby. I have no option than to go my own way,” she informed
The baby was promptly and aptly christined Miracle. And why not? If the mother had delivered at the expected time the child would have been a teenager by now and possibly in secondary school at the JSS 3 level.
Mercy, a single parent, said of her ordeal during the 14 years she was pregnant but could not give birth: “When I first took in, I knew that I was pregnant with signs and test that confirmed that I was. Four months later, I went to hospital for another test, the result showed that I wasn’t pregnant, but had fibroid.
Subsequently, I began to experience bleeding, at least once a day. Sometimes, my tummy would protrude in the semblance of pregnancy. I went to different hospitals, and I kept on receiving the same result that nothing was wrong with me. But deep down inside , I knew that all was not well with me.
Churches and native doctors
“So I was taken aback when a midwife told me I was pregnant. But considering the test which showed I had fibroid, I was angry with the midwife for giving me what I felt was a false prophecy of hope. Thereafter, I started going from one church to another and from one native doctor to the other. The results that I got from them all remained the same. I became more feeble and confused that I prayed for death to come.
“I went again to the midwife two years after and complained to her about the pains that I was going through, she told me again that it was not fibroid but pregnancy; she advised me to be more prayerful so that God will deliver me from the hands of the devil. I kept on praying and at the same time asking myself that if truly I’m pregnant, why is it that the baby was not kicking?
“I bought many concoctions that they said could cure fibroid and drank them. I even drank 12 bottles of a local cleanser but to no avail. This went on for years. Then God took pity on me and decided to wipe my tears.
On the day I gave birth to my baby girl, I initially thought that worms were trying to come out of my body not knowing that it was a baby. This was what I told the midwife when we came to her. But after examining me she told me to push.
I ignored her. I became unconscious for about 15 minutes and when I regained consciousness, I heard the cry of a baby. I was surprised and confused seeing my baby. I couldn’t believe my eyes. Hmm,I thank God for my life and that of my baby Miracle. I named her Miracle because she is truly a miraculous child”.
Miraculous child
The midwife at the Celestial Church of Christ, Kadoso Parish, Ajegunle where Mercy gave birth confirmed the development, especially the role she played.
The woman who simply gave her name as Mrs Ajetima informed thus: “She was pregnant for 14 years and was unable to give birth during this period. Then on Saturday around 6:30am I saw two persons carrying her to this place. When she came inside, I laid her down and asked one of my daughters to examine her, after the examination, I found out that it was a baby that was about coming out and not worms. I asked her to push and she refused. My daughter gave her a hard slap on her laps since she refused to push.
Behold a baby with placenta came out! I started shouting, calling on people to come and see for themselves that Mercy was truly pregnant, because if not, people will start to say that that Celestial woman has given Mercy a baby. Within a twinkle of an eye, the whole place was filled with people. God is wonderful”.
Also affirming the happy development, Mercy’s closest friend, Odunayo Odeyemi had this to say: “I have known mercy for over nine years now. I met her with the pregnancy . In fact, she did not know that she was pregnant. I followed her to many places but her problems kept on increasing. Merely looking at Mercy then before she gave birth, you will notice that she wasn’t okay. I kept advising her to have faith in God because I had experienced the same thing. I was pregnant for three years and three months and God delivered me.
“Mercy came to me on that fateful day around 4am begging me to give her a pain reliever, that she was having pains all over her body. I dressed up and took her to a man that sells drugs. After taking the drug, on our way home, she started having serious pains. I called her brother and we both took her to the midwife. Hours later, she gave birth to a bouncing baby girl. We all were surprised because we never expected such a miracle to happen. She had a complete baby.”
Robert Davidson, one of Mercy’s friends, said that he concluded after seeing Mercy with a protruded tummy for three years that she had fibroid. So, “it came to me as a shock to learn that she delivered a bouncing baby girl.”
For Chidimma Ibe, a neighbour: “She always complained to me that she had stomach pains all these period. She told me that she had fibroid and sometime, she will complain of different things. She was totally confused as to what her condition was. I’m very much surprised and happy she gave birth to a complete baby girl. It was truly a miracle. God was on her side. God is wonderful because all the concoctions she took were enough to kill the baby.”
On the father of Baby Miracle, Mercy informed that they got separated on account of the ordeal that attended her pregnancy. “Friday is the name of my baby’s father. Actually, we are not married. He just proposed to me and I became pregnant for him. He knew about the pregnancy. He always gave me money for tests and scans but he got tired and left me after waiting for me for over a year without seeing any sign of a baby. I have no option than to go my own way,” she informed
8 Kidnapped Victims Rescued At Uncovered Ritualists’ Den Owned By A Pastor In Lagos,
A ritualist den owned by one pastor Ernest Nwankwo, the General Overseer of Holy Family Ministry a.k.a House of Mercy was yesterday June 25th uncovered at Ogolonto area in Ikorodu, Lagos, with 8 victims rescued.
According to Vanguard, the den was discovered after a failed attempt by a woman identified as Mrs Rosemary Chukwu, a member of Pastor Nwankwo’s church, to kidnap her neighbor’s 7 year old son, Emeka Emmanuel to the den for rituals.
Sources in the area said around 6.30 am yesterday, Mrs Chukwu lured the little boy who was on his way to fetch water from a well down the road and took him to her house where she locked him in the toilet.
To keep her neighbors from hearing the little boy’s screams for help, Chukwu then instructed her own children to begin a prayer session which they did, shouting on top of their voices. Continue…
Trouble however started when the boy’s mother who stays four buildings from Mrs Chukwu raised alarm after she could not find her son.
A search for the young boy began which Mrs Chukwu also partook in. Minutes into the search, Mrs Chukwu was said to have excused herself, went into her house and then came out with a box on her head, saying she was travelling.
Suspecting foul play, some of the area boys instructed her to put down the suitcase which was opened and the unconscious body of the 7 year old boy was discovered.
A resident of the area, Oyetoye Gbemi who spoke with Vanguard said the area boys descended on her and she confessed it was her pastor who sent her
“She told us she was travelling to the village. But one of the area boys who was among the search party, ordered his colleagues to search the box. Immediately she heard that, she flung the box away and took to her heels. We all suspected something was amiss. When the box was opened, Emmanuel was found inside, half dead. The area boys descended on her and stripped her n***d. On interrogation, she said her pastor, the General Overseer of Holy Family Ministry a.k.a House of Mercy, asked her to bring the boy. The area boys followed her to 319, Lagos Road, Ikorodu, where the church is situated, where they saw her pastor waiting for her. But on sighting the crowd, he took to his heels. But for the arrival of Policemen from Owutu division, the woman would have been lynched. The angry mob also attempted to set the church ablaze but were also prevented by the policemen. They, however, succeeded in torching some parts of the property.” he said
In the process of chasing the fleeing Pastor and burning some part of the church building, area boys forced open a door to a building at 7, Oshodi Street, which was directly at the back of the church building and owned by Pastor Ernest. To everyone’s amazement, men and women, eight in number, chained and looking frail were found in the building. The captives upon interrogation said they were kidnapped from various places like Ogun, Anambra, Bayelsa and Oyo states. One of the captives, a 50 year old woman said she was kidnapped while returning from a night vigil. One of the rescued victim, 52 year old man pictured above without a shirt said he was a commercial bus driver and was kidnapped two years ago.
Residents in the area said the building owned by the pastor had always been under suspicion as no one ever saw anyone coming out or going in during the day. They said most of the activities carried out in the building is usually done at night.
Police sources confirmed the arrest of Mrs Chukwu while her pastor is currently on the run.
According to Vanguard, the den was discovered after a failed attempt by a woman identified as Mrs Rosemary Chukwu, a member of Pastor Nwankwo’s church, to kidnap her neighbor’s 7 year old son, Emeka Emmanuel to the den for rituals.
Sources in the area said around 6.30 am yesterday, Mrs Chukwu lured the little boy who was on his way to fetch water from a well down the road and took him to her house where she locked him in the toilet.
To keep her neighbors from hearing the little boy’s screams for help, Chukwu then instructed her own children to begin a prayer session which they did, shouting on top of their voices. Continue…
Trouble however started when the boy’s mother who stays four buildings from Mrs Chukwu raised alarm after she could not find her son.
A search for the young boy began which Mrs Chukwu also partook in. Minutes into the search, Mrs Chukwu was said to have excused herself, went into her house and then came out with a box on her head, saying she was travelling.
Suspecting foul play, some of the area boys instructed her to put down the suitcase which was opened and the unconscious body of the 7 year old boy was discovered.
A resident of the area, Oyetoye Gbemi who spoke with Vanguard said the area boys descended on her and she confessed it was her pastor who sent her
“She told us she was travelling to the village. But one of the area boys who was among the search party, ordered his colleagues to search the box. Immediately she heard that, she flung the box away and took to her heels. We all suspected something was amiss. When the box was opened, Emmanuel was found inside, half dead. The area boys descended on her and stripped her n***d. On interrogation, she said her pastor, the General Overseer of Holy Family Ministry a.k.a House of Mercy, asked her to bring the boy. The area boys followed her to 319, Lagos Road, Ikorodu, where the church is situated, where they saw her pastor waiting for her. But on sighting the crowd, he took to his heels. But for the arrival of Policemen from Owutu division, the woman would have been lynched. The angry mob also attempted to set the church ablaze but were also prevented by the policemen. They, however, succeeded in torching some parts of the property.” he said
In the process of chasing the fleeing Pastor and burning some part of the church building, area boys forced open a door to a building at 7, Oshodi Street, which was directly at the back of the church building and owned by Pastor Ernest. To everyone’s amazement, men and women, eight in number, chained and looking frail were found in the building. The captives upon interrogation said they were kidnapped from various places like Ogun, Anambra, Bayelsa and Oyo states. One of the captives, a 50 year old woman said she was kidnapped while returning from a night vigil. One of the rescued victim, 52 year old man pictured above without a shirt said he was a commercial bus driver and was kidnapped two years ago.
Residents in the area said the building owned by the pastor had always been under suspicion as no one ever saw anyone coming out or going in during the day. They said most of the activities carried out in the building is usually done at night.
Police sources confirmed the arrest of Mrs Chukwu while her pastor is currently on the run.
Chris Brown Rejects Plea Deal In D.C Case, Headed For Trial
Chris Brown has tasted jail and no longer seems afraid of it. He was in Washington D.C yesterday for his assault trial and rejected a plea deal with prosecutors…and now he’s headed for trial.
TMZ reports that Chris was close to copping a plea but the deal fell apart because the prosecutor and Chris’ lawyer couldn’t agree on a statement of fact about the events leading to the alleged assault.
Chris has always denied assaulting a fan in 2013 outside a hotel in D.C. If he’d pled guilty, he would not have to serve any additional time in jail. Now that he’s going to trial, jail time is on the line again. His bodyguard has already been convicted of the assault. A trial date has been set for September.
TMZ reports that Chris was close to copping a plea but the deal fell apart because the prosecutor and Chris’ lawyer couldn’t agree on a statement of fact about the events leading to the alleged assault.
Chris has always denied assaulting a fan in 2013 outside a hotel in D.C. If he’d pled guilty, he would not have to serve any additional time in jail. Now that he’s going to trial, jail time is on the line again. His bodyguard has already been convicted of the assault. A trial date has been set for September.
FIFA Bans Luis Suarez For Four Months, Fined $112,000
Mr. Vampire suarez has been banned for
four months from all football related
activities by FIFA for biting Italian
defender Giorgio Chiellini during the
Uruguay-Italy match played on June 24th.
FIFA’s disciplinary committee released a
statement on their website stating this.
See it below…
“The player Luis Suárez is regarded as
having breached art. 48 par. 1 lit. d of
the FIFA Disciplinary Code (FDC)
(assault), and art. 57 of the FDC (an act
of unsporting behaviour towards
another player).
· The player Luis Suárez is to be
suspended for nine (9) official matches.
The first match of this suspension is to
be served in the upcoming FIFA World
Cup fixture between Colombia and
Uruguay on 28 June.
The remaining
match suspensions shall be served in
Uruguay’s next FIFA World Cup match
(es), as long as the team qualifies, and/
or in the representative team’s
subsequent official matches in
accordance with art. 38 par. 2a) of the
FDC. Continue…
· The player Luis Suárez is banned from
taking part in any kind of football-related
activity (administrative, sports or any
other) for a period of four (4) months in
accordance with art. 22 of the FDC.
· A stadium ban is pronounced against the
player Luis Suárez in accordance with art.
21 of the FDC as follows: the player Luis
Suárez is prohibited from entering the
confines of any stadium during the period
of the ban (point 3).
The player Luis
Suárez is prohibited from entering the
confines of any stadium in which the
representative team of Uruguay is playing
while he has to serve the nine-match
suspension (point 2).
· The player Luis Suárez is ordered to pay
a fine in the amount of CHF 100,000
($112,000).
The decision was notified to the player
and the Uruguayan FA today.
“Such behaviour cannot be tolerated on
any football pitch, and in particular not at
a FIFA World Cup when the eyes of
millions of people are on the stars on the
field. The Disciplinary Committee took
into account all the factors of the case
and the degree of Mr Suárez’s guilt in
accordance with the relevant provisions
of the Code. The decision comes into
force as soon it is communicated,” said
Claudio Sulser, chairman of the FIFA
Disciplinary Committee.
four months from all football related
activities by FIFA for biting Italian
defender Giorgio Chiellini during the
Uruguay-Italy match played on June 24th.
FIFA’s disciplinary committee released a
statement on their website stating this.
See it below…
“The player Luis Suárez is regarded as
having breached art. 48 par. 1 lit. d of
the FIFA Disciplinary Code (FDC)
(assault), and art. 57 of the FDC (an act
of unsporting behaviour towards
another player).
· The player Luis Suárez is to be
suspended for nine (9) official matches.
The first match of this suspension is to
be served in the upcoming FIFA World
Cup fixture between Colombia and
Uruguay on 28 June.
The remaining
match suspensions shall be served in
Uruguay’s next FIFA World Cup match
(es), as long as the team qualifies, and/
or in the representative team’s
subsequent official matches in
accordance with art. 38 par. 2a) of the
FDC. Continue…
· The player Luis Suárez is banned from
taking part in any kind of football-related
activity (administrative, sports or any
other) for a period of four (4) months in
accordance with art. 22 of the FDC.
· A stadium ban is pronounced against the
player Luis Suárez in accordance with art.
21 of the FDC as follows: the player Luis
Suárez is prohibited from entering the
confines of any stadium during the period
of the ban (point 3).
The player Luis
Suárez is prohibited from entering the
confines of any stadium in which the
representative team of Uruguay is playing
while he has to serve the nine-match
suspension (point 2).
· The player Luis Suárez is ordered to pay
a fine in the amount of CHF 100,000
($112,000).
The decision was notified to the player
and the Uruguayan FA today.
“Such behaviour cannot be tolerated on
any football pitch, and in particular not at
a FIFA World Cup when the eyes of
millions of people are on the stars on the
field. The Disciplinary Committee took
into account all the factors of the case
and the degree of Mr Suárez’s guilt in
accordance with the relevant provisions
of the Code. The decision comes into
force as soon it is communicated,” said
Claudio Sulser, chairman of the FIFA
Disciplinary Committee.
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