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EFCC Arrests Kwara Pastor Adeniyi James For Defrauding Church Member N3.9m by NaijaCover(op): 11:01pm On Apr 06, 2024
The Ilorin Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Tuesday, April 2, 2024, arrested the General Overseer of CAC Freedom City Prophetic and Deliverance Ministry, Ilorin, Kwara State, Adeniyi James, for allegedly defrauding a member of the church to the tune of N3,980,000.

A Statement by the Head of Media and Publicity of the EFCC, Dele Oyewale, made available to our correspondent in Ilorin on Saturday noted that the victim, Oluwole Babarinsa, had in a petition to the commission, alleged that James called him out during a church programme some time in 2021 that he had a revelation that he would travel abroad.

According to the petitioner, the cleric, in the course of giving the revelation, asked him about his preferred country, to which he replied “Canada”.

“Thereafter, we struck an agreement to talk later to perfect arrangements for the trip,” the petitioner said.

The prophet later told me that he had a friend in Lagos who could help me facilitate my relocation to Canada, but for N1.7 million and N2.5 million for processing of flight ticket and travel documents, respectively”, the petitioner said.

The Petitioner further disclosed that he had to sell some of his property and took some loans before he could raise N3,980,000, which he gave the prophet to facilitate his quick relocation to Canada.

The Petitioner further said that after prolonged waiting with no result, he became agitated and began to query the prophet’s vision, prompting him to ask for a refund of his money.

He said that all efforts and entreaties to the suspect to refund his money yielded no positive result.

The EFCC said that the suspect would be arraigned in court upon the conclusion of investigations.
Source: https://punchng.com/efcc-arrests-kwara-pastor-for-defrauding-church-member-n3-9m/

Re: EFCC Arrests Kwara Pastor Adeniyi James For Defrauding Church Member N3.9m by NaijaCover(op): 11:01pm On Apr 06, 2024
Why Commiting Fraud Over 3.9milllion naira?
Re: EFCC Arrests Kwara Pastor Adeniyi James For Defrauding Church Member N3.9m by EmmyMaestro(m): 11:05pm On Apr 06, 2024
What is really going on in this Kwara State
Re: EFCC Arrests Kwara Pastor Adeniyi James For Defrauding Church Member N3.9m by EmmyMaestro(m): 11:09pm On Apr 06, 2024
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Why Commiting Fraud Over 3.9milllion naira?
The Almighty God will deliver us from fraudsters in Jesus Name
Re: EFCC Arrests Kwara Pastor Adeniyi James For Defrauding Church Member N3.9m by shortgun(m): 11:37pm On Apr 06, 2024
EFCC is truly idle, this should be the job of the police
Re: EFCC Arrests Kwara Pastor Adeniyi James For Defrauding Church Member N3.9m by Ibaaboy(m): 12:16am On Apr 07, 2024
the pastor don cashout big time
Re: EFCC Arrests Kwara Pastor Adeniyi James For Defrauding Church Member N3.9m by Xosh: 12:21am On Apr 07, 2024
Pastorprenuer
Re: EFCC Arrests Kwara Pastor Adeniyi James For Defrauding Church Member N3.9m by wrongman665(m): 1:04am On Apr 07, 2024
Yahoo yahoo pastor. grin
aswear thunder get patien for some people. grin
Re: EFCC Arrests Kwara Pastor Adeniyi James For Defrauding Church Member N3.9m by pretydiva(f): 4:00am On Apr 07, 2024
Let the law take it's course. End time pastor
Re: EFCC Arrests Kwara Pastor Adeniyi James For Defrauding Church Member N3.9m by NaijaCover(op): 4:56am On Apr 07, 2024
EmmyMaestro:
The Almighty God will deliver us from fraudsters in Jesus Name
Inukwa ooooo

Oga Dey Here, Dey Work, So Him Go CHOP
Re: EFCC Arrests Kwara Pastor Adeniyi James For Defrauding Church Member N3.9m by Holluwhakemmy(f): 5:07am On Apr 07, 2024
Maybe the prophet friend duped him also
Re: EFCC Arrests Kwara Pastor Adeniyi James For Defrauding Church Member N3.9m by Kingluqman(m): 5:19am On Apr 07, 2024
Some Pastors followers ehn!!! Quick relocation to Canada, when it's not Cotonou grin grin
Re: EFCC Arrests Kwara Pastor Adeniyi James For Defrauding Church Member N3.9m by EreluRoz: 8:22am On Apr 07, 2024
Kai see what modern pastors are doing
Re: EFCC Arrests Kwara Pastor Adeniyi James For Defrauding Church Member N3.9m by HeadNigga: 8:22am On Apr 07, 2024
Hmmm...EFCC and pastor in a sentence?
Re: EFCC Arrests Kwara Pastor Adeniyi James For Defrauding Church Member N3.9m by sylve11: 8:23am On Apr 07, 2024
Pastor Don run am street for inside streetm cool
Re: EFCC Arrests Kwara Pastor Adeniyi James For Defrauding Church Member N3.9m by Hollyharjii: 8:24am On Apr 07, 2024
There's nothing new under the ☀️
Re: EFCC Arrests Kwara Pastor Adeniyi James For Defrauding Church Member N3.9m by Manny21: 8:24am On Apr 07, 2024
Bleep
Re: EFCC Arrests Kwara Pastor Adeniyi James For Defrauding Church Member N3.9m by ahmedio2017(m): 8:26am On Apr 07, 2024
esije:
Stop mistaking real Pastors for business men
What is the difference?
All past.ors are business Mogul
And Christ.ianity is a business entity....


What a fraudul.ent religion
Re: EFCC Arrests Kwara Pastor Adeniyi James For Defrauding Church Member N3.9m by Darkandhandsom(m): 8:28am On Apr 07, 2024
Fake man, fake brother

Who goes abroad with 3.9m
Re: EFCC Arrests Kwara Pastor Adeniyi James For Defrauding Church Member N3.9m by lomprico(m): 8:28am On Apr 07, 2024
esije:
Stop mistaking real Pastors for con men
They are not business men, but scammers and con men.
Re: EFCC Arrests Kwara Pastor Adeniyi James For Defrauding Church Member N3.9m by Lumig: 8:30am On Apr 07, 2024
huh
Re: EFCC Arrests Kwara Pastor Adeniyi James For Defrauding Church Member N3.9m by id4sho(m): 8:30am On Apr 07, 2024
Money must be made tongue
Re: EFCC Arrests Kwara Pastor Adeniyi James For Defrauding Church Member N3.9m by Tradman: 8:31am On Apr 07, 2024
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Source: https://punchng.com/efcc-arrests-kwara-pastor-for-defrauding-church-member-n3-9m/
pastor looking fresh, members are starving
Re: EFCC Arrests Kwara Pastor Adeniyi James For Defrauding Church Member N3.9m by Honestey: 8:32am On Apr 07, 2024
"in the course of giving the revelation, asked him about his preferred country, to which he replied “Canada”.



No offense but why are Nigerian Christians are so gullible? Now the man has never reach 'Canada' but already catching cold from pastor who saw vision mugu. Someone must have tipped the fraudulent pastor that the man made that money at that time and the yahoo pastor collected it from mugu. Una go pay tithes to God into a human account number! Ahhhh! Mumulity everywhere
Re: EFCC Arrests Kwara Pastor Adeniyi James For Defrauding Church Member N3.9m by nairalanda1(m): 8:32am On Apr 07, 2024
shortgun:
EFCC is truly idle, this should be the job of the police
No, it's part of efcc job..has always been.

It's a financial crime after all.

Efcc wasn't just set up for catching big politicians. Infact it was originally chasing after fraudsters. Like the pastor
Re: EFCC Arrests Kwara Pastor Adeniyi James For Defrauding Church Member N3.9m by Raylight2(m): 8:34am On Apr 07, 2024
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Why Commiting Fraud Over 3.9milllion naira?
So, how much is good enough to commit a fraud? Do you mean the fraud should be Hushpuppilic?
Re: EFCC Arrests Kwara Pastor Adeniyi James For Defrauding Church Member N3.9m by israelmao(m): 8:35am On Apr 07, 2024
People should be using their brain,is self-acclaimed pastor a travel agent or does he run a travel agency?
Re: EFCC Arrests Kwara Pastor Adeniyi James For Defrauding Church Member N3.9m by victorclean(f): 8:37am On Apr 07, 2024
Very bad. Nobody the level hardship imposed by this administration is not enough reason for such
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