They are often seen hanging around commercial banks in corporate attires. Their dressing is not in any way suspicious as it makes them look like pastors or even the bankers. Their prime targets are mostly impressionable teenagers who visit the banks either to pay in or withdraw money.
Silver James is a member of this gang of criminals who specialises in swindling residents of Kubwa, one of the fast-growing satellite towns in the FCT, using spiritual means. He said he was introduced to the business by one of his friends who claimed to be a paint dealer in Abuja.
James, a 39-year-old painter in the eastern part of the country, said he was deceived into joining the gang after giving his friend the sum of N50,000 to help him procure a pickup van for his work which he waited for three months without delivery.
“One day, I called him to return my money since the goods were no longer available, but he promised to introduce me to another business which would pay better than the painting work I was doing. That was how I found myself in Abuja two weeks later,” he said.
According to James, it took him few weeks to learn the tricks of the fraud before he finally joined the syndicate.
“We always stand by the gate of banks to lay ambush on our victims. As soon as we sight a customer, most of whom are teenagers, going towards the ATM point to withdraw money, one of us would approach him and start prophesying to him that he has a bright future but that the devil wants to truncate it,” he said.
The suspect said they would promise the victims to take them to a certain place where prayers would be conducted on him for his cleansing, but only on the condition that he/she would be ready to offer some amount of money, and his phones collected from him.
“Once the boy withdraws money from the machine and hands it over to any of us, we carry him in our car which is already waiting within the bank premises to a lonely place where we drop him and disappear,” he narrated.
The suspect, who confessed that it was only the sixth time he had committed the fraud, said he was caught in the act on the day he was arrested.
“I was still talking with the boy when my colleague sighted the police officer and he left me and drove off with the car. That was how I got caught,” he decried.
He further confessed that they do not use any charm to operate, describing their tricks as mere psychology.
“Since I joined them, I have not seen them making any incantation before embarking on any operation. Besides, it is not every person we approach that succumbs to our tricks. Some would say they are not interested, and we don’t force them,” he added.
One of the victims who simply identified himself as Tochy, while narrating his ordeal, said he lost the sum of N25,000 to the swindlers.
“It was like a film. Their appearance was so deceptive that before they even opened their mouth to start talking to you, you are already attracted to their discussion,” he lamented.
Reacting, the Kubwa Divisional Police Officer, Chief Superintendent Nurrudeen Sabo confirmed the arrest of the fraudster, saying that 10 mobile phones and a fake camouflage cap belonging to the Immigration Service were recovered from him.
He advised residents to be wary of the presence of these fraudsters within bank premises so as not to fall for their gimmicks.
Sabo also urged parents and guardians to avoid sending their vulnerable under-aged wards, who the criminals always take advantage of to the banks, especially to lodge in or withdraw money.

Cc: lalasticlala, DONSMITH123

http://www.dailytrust.com.ng/news/city-news/how-fake-pastors-swindle-teenagers-at-kubwa/117727.html

Men of God. Well, i refused to say anything against men of God. But FCT residents, watch and do not fall a victim.

Bright future indeed... Thunder fire u dia

GOD purnish devil.

Nawaooo


Buhari fulfil ur promise oooo.

Abuja is full of fake pastors and one chance.

imagine.

DONSMITH123:
Men of God. Well, i refused to say anything against men of God. But FCT residence, watch and do not fall a victim.

OnankpaBa:

my guy na true o

Judgement will start in the house of GOD

I

Nawa oooo

UNILORIN SCHOOL FEE HIKE.
When shall will stop extorting ourselves?
Good day all Unilorites, i am writing this piece in a state of disappointment. 29th May 2015 remains a day of history in this country of ours as a new Sheriff (as our president is called) came to town. The president brought his change agenda and coincidentally our mini government on campus (SU) adopted and modified it to Positive change. This I felt was a good initiative.
With d adoption of TSA of the federal Government, we discovered our School fees was reduced and we all were in a joyous mood chanting Praises of Buhari but surprisingly, within 48 hrs all was history. A compulsory levy of 7000 naira was added to the school fees with 5000 for school WiFi and 2000 for sweat shirt, which is to be paid to a separate bank account different from TSA.
Now I ask myself, is this the idea of Positive change? Why are the students grumbling and not bold enough to confront the people they voted in? This is an Institution that has a President with his cabinet, Senate President with other senators. Were they voted in to just appoint committees and collect salaries? Of what use is the school WiFi to students staying off campus? Students of social science faculty and Arts Faculty have no access to the WiFi and you expect them to pay for this. Majority of we students have our modems that we subscribe on at our convenience and yet you made the WiFi which it is sure will not be accessible during academic period compulsory for us. Seriously this is 1st Grade extortion. We all want the real positive change and not a positive change on social media or papers. The entire Unilorin say no to compulsory payment for WiFi, it should be a thing of interest and not mandatory. SU President and CEC members, Senate President and the council, this is where we need you people to represent us, give us the true example of the Positive change you preach. "Economic Justice can be won by free men through free enterprise". #saynotobandwithpayment.
Signed: A concerned UNILORITE
# copied.

End time activities..

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The same Kubwa I know or another one? Anyway, it shouldn't come as a surprise in a country where the people have deified their religious leaders and even worship them more than the God they claim to represent.

na wa o

hustle must pay

silvermania:
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Caught you

Unbelievable

The world has become churchy while the church has become worldly

If you are never contentented with what you have/insatiable, even an eye opener such as this would not save you from these religiously disguised con men.

And if you are duped by them as a result of greed, you overly deserved to be duped.

Abuja d one chance capital

Too many of them.. and you will continue to fall victim to them until you realize that You are the best prophet over your life.

that one na their nature,abeg when federal govt dey pay Salary?

Pastors can swindle you when you dnt know your left from right in christ Jesus read your bible yo will see that apart from offering nd tithe there is no verse that says if some one prays for you then you should pay No




If any pastor demands money after deliverance or prayer nd counselling
Then u shoukd run