COVID-19: 5 pastors arrested, others flee as Ebonyi lockdown task force storm churches

Ebonyi State COVID-19 task force on Sunday arrested 5 pastors in Afikpo North and Ohaukwu Local government areas of the Ebonyi State; the rest later fled to escape arrest.
The pastors were arrested for allegedly violating the lockdown order by holding Sunday church services.
In Afikpo North the task force led by the Technical Assistant to the State Governor, Hon Otu Unyanma confirmed the arrest of the pastor of Dynamic Faith Church who violated the order.
Other pastors arrested at Ohaukwu local government area include the officiating ministers of Church of Christ Agbaba, Ascension Church Agbaba, Methodist Church Otuokpeye, and Metodist church Ndegu-Eshi.
The taskforce team in Ohaukwu acting on a tip off mobilized and stormed the said churches and promptly arrested the pastors and officiating priests.
It was gathered that the officiating ministers had been handed over to the DPO, Ohaukwu Division and will be scheduled for prosecution on Monday.
It was also gathered that the Commissioner for Internal Security as well as the Attorney General of the state Mr. Cletus Ofoke, have been notified.
There was, however, a mild drama at Amike-Abba in Ebonyi Local Government area of Ebonyi State as the pastor in charge of a pentecostal church located inside a school building and his members took to their heels on sighting members of the COVID-19 taskforce team.
Daily Sun gathered that immediately the task force team stormed the venue and gained access into the school premises where the church was being held, both the pastor, the wife and other members of the church numbering over 30 took to their heels to escape arrest.

Church Service gone wrong

Good, I hope such measures will also be meted out to mosque worshippers.

Brigadier General Dave Umahi.

Dave Umahi cannot try this rubbish in Anambra or Imo. That would be the end of his political career. Ikedi Ohakim paid dearly for it in Imo state. Umahi should be careful how he relates with the church.

Ezewuzie01:
Dave Umahi cannot try this rubbish in Anambra or Imo. That would be the end of his political career. Ikedi Ohakim paid dearly for it in Imo state. Umahi should be careful how he relates with the church.

You're saying nonsense!

Ezewuzie01:
Dave Umahi cannot try this rubbish in Anambra or Imo. That would be the end of his political career. Ikedi Ohakim paid dearly for it in Imo state. Umahi should be careful how he relates with the church.

Shut up

Anybody who stands to endanger the peace and health of all Ebonyians is a threat and must be treated as such.

Law offenders must not be let lose whether you are a religious or academic leader.

Take your rubbish talk away from Ebonyi state

it's good to obey constituted authorities while praying that we overcome this menace

But d truth is dat Christians in authority try too hard to show d world how much they could fight against other Christians. But if it's in d north, they respect their worship places. no governor will order police to go into mosques for arrest

Umahi is a deacon, he should not bring shame to that office

AkeNathan:


Shut up

Anybody who stands to endanger the peace and health of all Ebonyians is a threat and must be treated as such.

Law offenders must not be let lose whether you are a religious or academic leader.

Take your rubbish talk away from Ebonyi state

Hahaha. Take it easy, brother.

AkeNathan:


Shut up

Anybody who stands to endanger the peace and health of all Ebonyians is a threat and must be treated as such.

Law offenders must not be let lose whether you are a religious or academic leader.

Take your rubbish talk away from Ebonyi state

why don't you go to katsina and repeat what you said to the almajiries that burned down a police station cos the police disrupted their prayers.

MelesZenawi your stupidity enwero njedebe. Instead of you to be a man for once and reply me with your Osafyego98 moniker, you keep showing how depraved you are

Honestly I don't feel sorry for them, if a virus carrier comes to the Church do they know how many death that will cause, we can worship GOD from the house all that is needed is our heart , I just hope they realize their mistake and not hide under the scripture.

Those pastors might been missing tithes

bigiyaro:
why don't you go to katsina and repeat what you said to the almajiries that burned down a police station cos the police disrupted their prayers.

I'm talking about my state.

Let Katsina people worry about Katsina

Nat404:
Hahaha. Take it easy, brother.

Imagine this nonsense.

In a pandemic where religious gathering is a risk factor. He's politicizing the whole matter as if this is time to play politics that might lead to loss of dozens of human lives.

zionmde:
it's good to obey constituted authorities while praying that we overcome this menace

But d truth is dat Christians in authority try too hard to show d world how much they could fight against other Christians. But if it's in d north, they respect their worship places. no governor will order police to go into mosques for arrest

Umahi is a deacon, he should not bring shame to that office

Leave all these rubbish talk.

Mecca in Saudi Arabia is on lock down.

Umahi is a deacon with sense. All you lots are senseless deacons d.i.cc.k-ONS

AkeNathan:

I'm talking about my state.
Let Katsina people worry about Katsina

metcheeww.

AkeNathan:


Leave all these rubbish talk.

Mecca in Saudi Arabia is on lock down.

Umahi is a deacon with sense. All you lots are senseless deacons d.i.cc.k-ONS

Sharrap if u don't know who a deacon is
or u think it's just a mere conferrement
why going far Saudi
why not tell me that all mosques in d north are on lockdown

ode

Ezewuzie01:
MelesZenawi your stupidity enwero njedebe. Instead of you to be a man for once and reply me with your Osafyego98 moniker, you keep showing how depraved you are

Osagyefo98 not Osafygo98

Go school Dem no go gree.....that's btw.


Seems there are people who feel threatened by my presence....Lolzz..

zionmde:

Sharrap if u don't know who a deacon is
or u think it's just a mere conferrement
why going far Saudi
why not tell me that all mosques in d north are on lockdown

ode

If we must go on the religious route

Let us start with the Head and not the tail.

Mecca is the Head of ALL muslims.

Carry your Christian religious extremism away from Ebonyi state

It impedes Progress and we don't want it here.

give to Caesar to Caesar n God to God

AkeNathan:

If we must go on the religious route
Let us start with the Head and not the tail.
Mecca is the Head of ALL muslims.
Carry your Christian religious extremism away from Ebonyi state
It impedes Progress and we don't want it here.

Why not concentrate on ur own country And why are u dudging telling me dat all mosques in d north are closed Umahi is a Christian extremist by d virtue of that conferrement of deaconship Head ko tail ni

zionmde:


Why not concentrate on ur own country
And why are u dudging telling me dat all mosques in d north are closed
Umahi is a Christian extremist by d virtue of that conferrement of deaconship
Head ko
tail ni

Comot my face

Come ebonyi come open church in this pandemic na if them born u

AkeNathan:
Comot my face
Come ebonyi come open church in this pandemic na if them born u

Na u carry ur wor wor head come my face first now turn back to where d hell u came from Mkpi

zionmde:

[s]Na u carry ur wor wor head come my face first
now turn back to where d hell u came from
Mkpi[/s]

Get away from Ebonyi you religious extemist

AkeNathan:

Get away from Ebonyi you religious extemist

u are here otule nkita

zionmde:

u are here
otule nkita

See em head like deacon

How about the burial in borno? How come we didn't see that same energy?

Ezewuzie01:
Dave Umahi cannot try this rubbish in Anambra or Imo. That would be the end of his political career. Ikedi Ohakim paid dearly for it in Imo state. Umahi should be careful how he relates with the church.

Are you bereft of sense?

zionmde:
it's good to obey constituted authorities while praying that we overcome this menace

But d truth is dat Christians in authority try too hard to show d world how much they could fight against other Christians. But if it's in d north, they respect their worship places. no governor will order police to go into mosques for arrest

Umahi is a deacon, he should not bring shame to that office

Give to Ceaser, what belongs to Ceaser.

zionmde:


Why not concentrate on ur own country
And why are u dudging telling me dat all mosques in d north are closed
Umahi is a Christian extremist by d virtue of that conferrement of deaconship
Head ko
tail ni

Let him be a Christian extremist, is it your own extremism? See as person carry person matter do head.

irunoko:
How about the burial in borno? How come we didn't see that same energy?

Asko o!