The Lagos State Police Command has
arrested Lagos-based Pastor Ofuche Ukoha, otherwise known as Dr. Sign
Fireman for alleged murder and conspiracy.
PUNCH Metro had reported that an 18-year-old boy, Ikechukwu Egbo, was arrested by the police for allegedly killing a 12-year-old girl.
The suspect had said he killed the girl, Bose Ogoja, for money ritual after the pastor instructed him to do so.
He had said, “I just finished secondary
school and I have been very broke. So, I approached the pastor, Sign
Fireman, for money, but he told me that I should strangulate a little
girl.
“He explained that while strangulating
the girl, she would pass out faeces in the throes of death. The pastor
said I should obtain the faeces and bring it to him. He said if I could
do this, he would give me N100, 000.”
It was learnt that the police arrested the pastor at his church late on Tuesday and searched his house on Wednesday.
Our correspondent, who visited the SCID
on Wednesday, learnt that many church members had elected to give the
pastor free legal service.
The command spokesperson, DSP Ngozi Braide, said on Wednasday that the pastor was with the police.”
She added, “We arrested him on Tuesday.
He is still aiding police investigation. By next week, we will come out
with our findings.”
Fireman’s lawyer, Peter Oboyi, said the
police had no evidence against the pastor, adding that his client’s home
had been searched on Wednesday and no evidence was found.
“The allegations are frivolous and based on hearsay. If you want to send someone to kill another person, you will send someone that you trust, someone that wouldn’t give your name up easily. How could pastor have done such?”
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