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EFCC Arrests Bishop Giniko Obi Accused Of Fraud, Operating Ponzi Scheme In Edo by mediaNGR: 11:25pm On Jan 14, 2019
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, (EFCC), Benin Zonal Office has arrested a Bishop and suspected fraudster, Giniko Obi, for allegedly defrauding thousands of people of various sums of money running into millions of naira, in the guise of helping them “fight poverty”.

A statement released by the acting spokesperson of the antigraft agency, Tony Orilade, says Obi who is the founder of Beloved Gideon Foundation, based in Agbor, Delta State, with outreaches in Bayelsa, Onitsha, Lagos, Port Harcourt, Abuja and Benin City, denied any involvement in fraud claiming that he was only “doing the will of God by trying to help the people fight poverty”.

According to Obi, it was his desire and God’s will to see people prosper that led him into operating what appears to be a Ponzi Scheme. Obi who claim to be a consecrated Bishop, possessing a diploma in theology explains thus:

“We write books such as ‘24 Nuggets for Successful Living’, ‘36 Nuggets for Successful Living’, ‘48 Nuggets for Successful Living’. We organise seminars and conferences on how to be successful. We tell the people to subscribe to these publications. If you subscribe with N10, 800, we give you N15, 000. If you subscribe with N18, 000, we give you N23, 000. I had about 30,000 subscribers and I was paying them”.

According to him, when he left Agbor for Lagos, his desire was to expand his subscription base but his subscribers were impatient.

“If they allowed me to hold the conference in Lagos, I would have paid them,” he claimed. However, some of his victims who have continued to throng the EFCC office, since his arrest, described his as a “fraud”.

One of them, Janet Amaka Okafor, said the Bishop sold a dummy to them by claiming that he was from the famous Gideons International, based in the United States.

According to her

“He organised seminars in Agbor market that he was from Gideons International and that their mission was to help eradicate poverty in Nigeria. “He told us that unlike in the past when Gideons International distributed Bibles and Christian literature, their mission now was to eradicate poverty”.

On how she became a victim of the scheme, Okafor, 35, who claims she has never participated in any ponzi scheme in the past said she fell for his tricks because the “Bishop” swore with the bible.

Source: https://www.mediahelm.com.ng/2019/01/efcc-arrests-bishop-over-alleged-fraud.html

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Re: EFCC Arrests Bishop Giniko Obi Accused Of Fraud, Operating Ponzi Scheme In Edo by PythonDancer: 11:46pm On Jan 14, 2019
An average Christian is fraudulent

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Re: EFCC Arrests Bishop Giniko Obi Accused Of Fraud, Operating Ponzi Scheme In Edo by PythonDancer: 11:46pm On Jan 14, 2019
See the thief face .
Bastard!

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Re: EFCC Arrests Bishop Giniko Obi Accused Of Fraud, Operating Ponzi Scheme In Edo by Nobody: 7:33am On Jan 15, 2019
After cheating his people, he wants to come to lagos continue his deceit. Am sure he is building one massive mansion somewhere in lagos that one day he will retire and start a new life. Serious evangelists are scarce these days, only yahoo yahoo pastors with sweet, sugar-coated mouths because of unemployment are doing the so called work of the Lord now. Smh... See his head..

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Re: EFCC Arrests Bishop Giniko Obi Accused Of Fraud, Operating Ponzi Scheme In Edo by Nobody: 7:36am On Jan 15, 2019
PythonDancer:
An average Christian is fraudulent
Wrong,. Say average modernised pastors or imams or religious leaders.
chirstain are those living a chirst life and genuine ones are not fraudulent. Don't say what you don't know.

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Re: EFCC Arrests Bishop Giniko Obi Accused Of Fraud, Operating Ponzi Scheme In Edo by Tunasco4u(m): 10:12am On Jan 15, 2019
Fake people everywhere

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Re: EFCC Arrests Bishop Giniko Obi Accused Of Fraud, Operating Ponzi Scheme In Edo by Nobody: 10:12am On Jan 15, 2019
wink
Re: EFCC Arrests Bishop Giniko Obi Accused Of Fraud, Operating Ponzi Scheme In Edo by BruncleZuma: 10:12am On Jan 15, 2019
grin grin grin grin

Holy Graftsman
Re: EFCC Arrests Bishop Giniko Obi Accused Of Fraud, Operating Ponzi Scheme In Edo by slawomir: 10:12am On Jan 15, 2019
isoright
Re: EFCC Arrests Bishop Giniko Obi Accused Of Fraud, Operating Ponzi Scheme In Edo by davidodiba(m): 10:12am On Jan 15, 2019
Face of Fraud
Re: EFCC Arrests Bishop Giniko Obi Accused Of Fraud, Operating Ponzi Scheme In Edo by soliddust2020: 10:12am On Jan 15, 2019
Hand don finally meet this one. But it beats my imagination how people still fell for this MMM type of scam, may be na because na bishop start am and a man of God is always right grin

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Re: EFCC Arrests Bishop Giniko Obi Accused Of Fraud, Operating Ponzi Scheme In Edo by RipMorosini: 10:14am On Jan 15, 2019
Following his bald headed mentor
Re: EFCC Arrests Bishop Giniko Obi Accused Of Fraud, Operating Ponzi Scheme In Edo by HappyPagan: 10:15am On Jan 15, 2019
priceaction:

Wrong,. Say average modernised pastors or imams or religious leaders.
chirstain are those living a chirst life and genuine ones are not fraudulent. Don't say what you don't know.
the only genuine Christian died on the Cross... the rest are impostors...

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Re: EFCC Arrests Bishop Giniko Obi Accused Of Fraud, Operating Ponzi Scheme In Edo by hahn(m): 10:15am On Jan 15, 2019
What about Oyedepo, TB Joshua, Oyakhilome and co who promise reward after death with no tangible proof but collect billions in tithes and offering.

That is also a ponzi scheme na

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Re: EFCC Arrests Bishop Giniko Obi Accused Of Fraud, Operating Ponzi Scheme In Edo by Buharimustgo16F: 10:16am On Jan 15, 2019
Is okay this is Nigeria according to Falz. Pls just check out my New user Name, If You are with me on this just Like my post.

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Re: EFCC Arrests Bishop Giniko Obi Accused Of Fraud, Operating Ponzi Scheme In Edo by CyberEBOLA(m): 10:17am On Jan 15, 2019
HAHAHA
Re: EFCC Arrests Bishop Giniko Obi Accused Of Fraud, Operating Ponzi Scheme In Edo by theoldpretender(m): 10:17am On Jan 15, 2019
PythonDancer:
An average Christian is fraudulent

Yes...

But here is the thing about Christianity...if I was given a car, and I did not use the right grade of engine oil as specified in the owner's manual...the car will break down.

It's the same thing with Christianity. Just as it is easy to own a car (OK....relatively easy)...it is VERY easy to become a Christian....

The hard bit is following the Owner's Manual the way the Manufacturer intended.
Re: EFCC Arrests Bishop Giniko Obi Accused Of Fraud, Operating Ponzi Scheme In Edo by EndASUUstrike: 10:18am On Jan 15, 2019
FG should stop Making Empty promises
FG should meet the demands of ASUU/ASUP
FG should grow the Educational Sector
FG should STOP toying with the students future

FG should EndASUUstrike
FG should EndASUUstrike
FG should EndASUUstrike

FG should EndAsupStrike
FG should EndAsupStrike!!

We want it to END NOW!!!!!

Re: EFCC Arrests Bishop Giniko Obi Accused Of Fraud, Operating Ponzi Scheme In Edo by Hotfreezer: 10:18am On Jan 15, 2019
Bishop Ginika Ob

There is nothing you put in the hands of an ipob pig that he won't use for M fraud, even the Bible.

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Re: EFCC Arrests Bishop Giniko Obi Accused Of Fraud, Operating Ponzi Scheme In Edo by frankfrancis871: 10:18am On Jan 15, 2019
sad



How dare them!
Nobody has the right to touch a man of God!
"Touch not my anointed ones and do my prophets no harm"
Even if he kills your mother, who are you to touch a man of God?

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Re: EFCC Arrests Bishop Giniko Obi Accused Of Fraud, Operating Ponzi Scheme In Edo by ssogundele(m): 10:19am On Jan 15, 2019
Book of 2 Timothy 3v1-5 comes to mind. People needs to be vigilant these days!
Re: EFCC Arrests Bishop Giniko Obi Accused Of Fraud, Operating Ponzi Scheme In Edo by GetMeRight: 10:19am On Jan 15, 2019
mediaNGR:
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, (EFCC), Benin Zonal Office has arrested a Bishop and suspected fraudster, Giniko Obi, for allegedly defrauding thousands of people of various sums of money running into millions of naira, in the guise of helping them “fight poverty”.

A statement released by the acting spokesperson of the antigraft agency, Tony Orilade, says Obi who is the founder of Beloved Gideon Foundation, based in Agbor, Delta State, with outreaches in Bayelsa, Onitsha, Lagos, Port Harcourt, Abuja and Benin City, denied any involvement in fraud claiming that he was only “doing the will of God by trying to help the people fight poverty”.

According to Obi, it was his desire and God’s will to see people prosper that led him into operating what appears to be a Ponzi Scheme. Obi who claim to be a consecrated Bishop, possessing a diploma in theology explains thus:



According to him, when he left Agbor for Lagos, his desire was to expand his subscription base but his subscribers were impatient.



One of them, Janet Amaka Okafor, said the Bishop sold a dummy to them by claiming that he was from the famous Gideons International, based in the United States.

According to her



On how she became a victim of the scheme, Okafor, 35, who claims she has never participated in any ponzi scheme in the past said she fell for his tricks because the “Bishop” swore with the bible.

Source: https://www.mediahelm.com.ng/2019/01/efcc-arrests-bishop-over-alleged-fraud.html

When are we going to arrange 98 Nigeria SANs in his defence?

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Re: EFCC Arrests Bishop Giniko Obi Accused Of Fraud, Operating Ponzi Scheme In Edo by precious1967(m): 10:21am On Jan 15, 2019
PythonDancer:
An average Christian is fraudulent
blasphemy
Re: EFCC Arrests Bishop Giniko Obi Accused Of Fraud, Operating Ponzi Scheme In Edo by Mopolchi: 10:23am On Jan 15, 2019
We still get grasscutter wey use 250m cut grass wey EFcc neva catch since. Anyway with Buhari gone next month, we will catch the grasscutter.

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Re: EFCC Arrests Bishop Giniko Obi Accused Of Fraud, Operating Ponzi Scheme In Edo by luluosas(m): 10:23am On Jan 15, 2019
And how did you arrived at this ridiculous and backstabbing conclusion on sincere born again Christians?
PythonDancer:
An average Christian is fraudulent

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Re: EFCC Arrests Bishop Giniko Obi Accused Of Fraud, Operating Ponzi Scheme In Edo by KingThreatzz: 10:25am On Jan 15, 2019
Why is MMMs Chuddy Ugorji not in jail?

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