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A Pastor, Dr. Owen Abraham, has allegedly absconded with fifty-two Android and Iphones, money, and other valuables of worshipers that attended a crusade organised by him at Aponrin in Agbowo area of Ibadan.

The said crusader, according to some of his victims, said he was led by God to come to Ibadan from Gambia for the crusade.

Abraham, on the last day of the three days crusade, claimed to have said, holy spirit directed him to tell people to hand in their phones and valuables, but later absconded with it.

The victims said Abraham, who lured them into three days fasting and prayer was no where to be found at the last day of the crusade as all effort to reach him proved abortive.

A victim, Mrs Grace Akintola, who spoke with Vanguard, said many widows went for the crusade because the said pastor promised to give each person a bag of rice and money, adding that Abraham also promised to empower students with scholarship.

Mrs Akintola, a widow, while recounting her ordeal said: “the Pastor approached an Igbo lady in our area to assist him to gathere widows and students, saying he wanted to help us.”

“Someone in my area invited me for the crusade, the crusader wear Pastor regalia. He said he will buy house for one of us and that the house will be fully furnished.”

“He promised some people that attended the crusade money, even politicians can not give out such money he promised.”

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

Another victim, a student of University of Ibadan (UI) who pleaded anonymity, said the pastor ordered them to fast for three days, adding that the evangelist collected their phones so as to keep it away from them and focus on the prayers. Unknowingly, it was a trick to get rid of their belongings.”

“He said no phone should ring, that was why he collected all the phones. In fact, a lady stood up and wanted to take his photographs, he seized the phone from her.”

“On the last day of the crusade, he said he wanted to go and rest at the hotel where he lodged, he later said he wanted to go and eat at UI, we don’t know how he escaped with our belongings.”

“As a man of God, we respected him alot, we didn’t know that he wanted to use the name of God to dupe us.”

Meanwhile, Abraham has been declared wanted by people in the area, as posters bearing his name and pictures have been circulated within the area to track him down.

https://www.vanguardngr.com/2023/04/ibadan-pastor-allegedly-absconds-with-52-phones-money-after-crusade/

Ibadan? Nt Gambia again?

The gullibility of the highest order.

Awon yes-daddy and Thank you, daddy, re o.

I can't help but laugh... you don meanit... so people never still wise for this country... thieves and con men would parade as holy mystics only to consume you at the end... some go carry big bible, wear sharp suit with perfect tie.... some go carry big headtie call am lawani... everybody na barawo

Suffer suffer for world amen... enjoy for heaven amen...

I miss fela

When you don't study the scripture for yourself, you pay for ignorance through this type of hustlers.

You see what tinubu have caused 😂. Sorry o go to computer village and retrieve (buy) your phones

When I read this news yesterday,I had a good laugh. People keep on looking for wetin no loss all about

Rubbish!

Gullible , just as OBI ers..
I'm sure they're All zombies

Na bad guy😂

Yes Daddy

Fools!

Nigerians get easily deceived and fooled by anything in the garb of religion.

Again, fools!

Lol

I thought i have seen it all.

See the joke Christianity has been turned into

I swear I read Gambia just recently.

Abi na syndicate?

I don't usually open threads like this, because they are mostly eastern Africans related news. But this one coming from our backyard off me no be small🤣🤣

I never trust a overtly religious person ,the most selfish,lying hypocrites world over.

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Gullible , just as OBI ers..
I'm sure they're All zombies

They are all the same. Unthinking and delusional

O gbenu tan [center][/center]

Sheeples must hear word, touch not my prophet

Phones.
He will be arrested.

Lol Easter don do be that

He will sell them to buy plenty FANCY SUITS and hire sexy ushers for his "calling".

his CALLING is higher than any CALL those are expecting. He did the right thing

This one loud oooo

This same fake pastor don scam people for PH with same format last December.

Since it was festive period instead of collecting phones pastor sold phony 50kg bag of rice to be shared on the last day of crusade for 5k to greedy people who attended the crusade. He has been declared wanted in PH na he carry he market go Ibandan.

Scaming and stealing in the name of God. Na wa. God is indeed merciful.

Pastor from hell... Only greedy folks falls for this kind scam. Both Christian and Muslim are scam. Let's go back to our root.

The Gospel is Simple: Accept Christ Jesus as Your Lord and Savior and be saved from Sin and Death.

Any other thing after this na Scam.
Just look at the poster and you may understand why some fell for the Fraud.

My religious mumunism never reach that level