53-year-old man who claims to be a Pastor, has been
arrested by the Police in Nsukka, Enugu State, for allegedly
impregnating married women and young girls in his church.
The Pastor, identified as Timothy Ngwu, is the General Overseer
of Holy Trinity Ministry popularly called Vineyard Ministry in
Umudikwere Community in the University town. Ironically, police
sources said the suspect claims he was directed by the Holy
Spirit to sexually abuse female members of his church in the
name of God.
How he was exposed
Crime Guard gathered that the alleged sexual exploits of the self-
acclaimed man of God was blown open by his estranged wife,
Veronica Ngwu, who hails from Udi Local Government Area in
Enugu State.
The wife who has three children for the pastor was reportedly not
comfortable with the ugly development and she lodged a
complaint at the Anti-Child Trafficking Unit of the Criminal
Investigations Department, CID, Enugu.This led to the arrest of
the pastor.
Veronica’s case
It was learnt that during interrogation, the estranged wife of the
pastor informed detectives that she escaped from the ministry
with one of her daughters after her husband impregnated her
niece and claimed he was obeying the directives of the Holy Spirit
and a prophetic revelation.
She also informed detectives led by Gloria Udoka, a Deputy
Superintendent of Police, DSP, that the situation at the church
was better imagined than witnessed, alleging that her husband
converts married women and single girls to his own and
impregnates all of them while pretending to be obeying spiritual
directives.
Pastor’s claims
The pastor reportedly claimed that he had sexual intercourse with
women in his ministry as a result of directives from the Holy
Spirit and with the consent of their husbands, if married, but for
the single ones, a spiritual directive.
Ngwu, until his arrest, was a Scrutiny Officer and Statistician with
the National Bureau of Statistics, one time assistant Catechist at
St. John’s Catholic Church, Ihe-Umudikwere, Nsukka where he
inducts married women and young girls seeking solution to their
problems or favour. He was chased out of the Catholic Church
and he started his own church.
Police Statement
The police in Enugu also alluded to the allegations when they
issued a statement through the Public Relations Officer, DSP
Ebere Amarizu, stating that two women among others in the
enclave of the Vineyard, left their husbands to reside with the
General Overseer.
According to the statement, the two women identified as Calista
Omeje and Assumpta Odo confirmed that they left their husbands
to live with the General Overseer on the prophetic injunction to
do the will of God.
The statement noted that Calista revealed that she had 10
children for her husband but was later impregnated by the
General Overseer and that the baby died later. She also said that
she gave out her daughter to the General Overseer to be
impregnated, an act she described as “the fulfillment of the Will
of God.”
The police spokesman noted in the statement that the pastor said
he had five wives with 13 children apart from other concubines
he had following the prophetic directive to do the will of God.
The Pastor, according to him, said that Veronica used to be his
wife but described her as ‘a falling wife.’
He also said, “ I do not do anything with any married woman
until the full consent and agreement were sought and reached
between the husband in line with the directives of the Holy Spirit
to do the will of God, which is an act of spirituality.”
Inside the Ministry
When Crime Guard traced the Vineyard Ministry, it was
discovered to be located right inside the compound of the father
of the General Overseer without any sign post, while about 15
women and four men were seen taking lessons from an elderly
woman who acts as an instructor in the vineyard.
The entrance to the Vineyard was barricaded with heavy iron gate
which bares non-members.
However, a man who identified himself as Hilary told our
reporter after a heated argument that the General Overseer
traveled,and advised harshly that the reporter should go back.
As soon as Hilary left to invite others to compel the reporter to
leave the premises, the reporter peeped through an opening and
saw a large number of children and adult women scattered inside
the compound barricaded with iron gate.
Neighbours react
When Crime Guard spoke with some residents of the area, they
intimated that every thing about the ministry was shrouded in
secrecy, alleging that children born inside the ministry are
usually confined within the compound and denied
communication with any other person outside. The children have
are denied formal education, except the doctrine of the ministry.
…….Brother too
A brother to the pastor who pleaded anonymity told Crime Guard
that he was not surprised that police invaded the ministry,
explaining that all warnings by members of the family to compel
Timothy to desist from the act fell on deaf ears.
“Let me tell you, God’s anger has befallen my brother. We have
appealed to him several times to stop what he was doing but he
refused. He has colonized our compound, bearing children with
recklessness. He accused us of being jealous of him because he
is doing the Will of God,”he stated.
Lamentations
Nodding his head in disgust, he continued, “look at these
buildings here, he has converted all of them to himself in the
name of vineyard. I can’t say exactly what influenced his spirit to
the devilish act in the name of God.
He sacked his betrothed wife who has three children for him and
embarked on impregnating married women and young girls. Look
at the whole compound littered with children of different sexes
and ages. How can an educated man of his status reason like an
unrefined man? All members of the vineyard are fools.
How can a woman abandon her husband for another man in the
name of worshiping God and practice adultery? I cannot get
myself involved in this matter; Vero has opened the vessel of
worms in the vineyard. Let them sort themselves out with the
police but I want the ministry to be shut down completely,” he
explained.
Excommunication
Investigations also revealed that the General Overseer was chased
out of the St. John’s Catholic Church, Ihe-Owerri, Nsukka as an
Assistant Catechist when Bishop Emeritus of Nsukka Diocese, Rt.
Rev. Dr. Francis Okobo, discovered that he was teaching heresy.
He reportedly called him to order but he would not listen.

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