THE General Overseer and founder of Manifestations of Holy Ghost Ministry, Bishop Godfrey Erhivwinoja, has been arrested by a combine team of security agents over an alleged attempt kidnap on a fellow Bishop in Agbarho, Ughelli North Local Government Area of Delta state.
The General Overseer arrested along with his wife, Assistant Pastor, elders and others are currently detained at the Ughelli A’ Division.
It was learned, the Bishop whose church is located a Owhofasa street in Agbarho was traced to a hide out after getting wind of the arrest of his wife and others.
According to source, “Our Bishop sent a text message of kidnapping and assassination to the other Bishop name withheld whose church is more populated than his demanding for N150,000 and out of fear, sent the sum of N100,000 to an account provided in the text message.
And the delay in sending the balance of N50,000 resulted into multiple kidnapping and assassination text messages.
The text messages as obtained by our correspondent, “Helo Bishop, this me Dust to Dust the members black axe cultist (Eye) Ugolo Zone.
“Be informed that we were ask to assasinate u, kidnap and kill u right in your church at Agbarho but we therefore decided to change our mind base on one condition.
“We are demanding a ransom of 150K from u which should be transfered into our account today Monday 10th June and out fear N100,000 was transfered to Eco bank an account of an elder in the church.
“While looking for money to balance the payment they sent another text to to him with the caption, Hey you feel say we no Go fit do u anything. No worry na back we go take enter u.
“If u no bal up d 100k, we go come for ur life. Do u know how many people we have with us, send the 100k if not, u done match line as your prayer of Holy ghost fire on our head for ur church after we done settle matter finish.
“Do not border to come to your church on sunday as we are going shoot you on your head and chest to ensure that you did not survive as we are urging you to be saying your last prayers.
“In the messages sent, the suspect revealed that his name is on the wanted list at Ekpan, Agbarho and Ughelli police stations because of the havoc he has committed.
“Do you know how many people we don kill. The Chief that died by railway line was railway line was wasted by us and if you can remember, Olorogun Tramador that died was kidnapped by us.”
“Upon his arrest by the combine team of police, and a search conducted in his house, three army uniforms and many Sim cards were recovered.
Efforts to contacted the Delta State Police Public Relations Officer,SP Edafe Bright was not successful as message sent to him was not replied as the time of this report.
