The case is being handled by operatives of the Enugu Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, following complaints that the suspect allegedly obtained funds from worshippers through promises of spiritual solutions and investment returns.
Investigators said the allegations centre on a pattern of financial requests tied to spiritual interventions, with victims claiming they were persuaded to pay various sums for different “breakthrough” purposes.
One of the petitioners, Okey Uwakwe, told investigators that he made multiple payments to the cleric, including N6.23 million said to be for spiritual efforts to bring back his brother who has lived outside the country since 1997.
He also alleged that another N3.25 million was collected for prayers intended to help his sister-in-law conceive after years of childlessness.
Uwakwe further claimed the suspect later told members that he had won a N33 billion lottery and encouraged followers to contribute money, assuring them they would benefit from the supposed winnings.
Based on his account, he added another N3.35 million to the scheme and later paid N500,000 toward a rice-processing project the cleric allegedly described as worth N1 billion.
EFCC noted that the petitioner said his total payment reached N13.33 million without receiving any form of return or benefit.
The commission also revealed that during its inquiry, additional members of the ministry came forward with similar complaints, describing different transactions linked to the same cleric.
Some of the allegations included the sale of items such as “miracle stickers”, “spiritual dragons” and what was described as “holy ghost thunder”, all allegedly linked to promises of prosperity and personal solutions.
One of the victims recounted his experience, saying:
“He asked me to do what they tagged ‘holy ghost thunder’, believing it was going to solve my problems. I bought it, and after all the payments, nothing happened, and my problems persisted,”
The EFCC said total funds traced to the various complaints amounted to N70.39 million, adding that investigations are still ongoing and that the suspect would be charged to court once the process is completed.