Human Angle

Police Rescue Pastor Wrongly Implicated over Alleged Organ Theft

By Web News 289

 

The Benue State Police Command has rescued a pastor and a member of his church who were accused by some youths of harvesting somebody’s organ at Kanshio New Layout, Makurdi.

Some youths in Makurdi, capital city of Benue State had beaten up a pastor of the Deeper Christian Life Ministry aka Deeper Life Bible Church, simply identified as Pastor Terna and a member of the church, identified as Jude Tyokula, on the allegation of organ theft.

In a video clip trending on social media, Tyokula was stripped naked and beaten up while someone who was described as a youth leader in the community interrogated him.

In the video, Tyokula who claimed to be from Ihiarev clan admitted to have harvested someone’s organ in the community and that he did it through prayer.

Tyokula in the video claimed that his pastor whom he had known since 2008 engaged him to harvest the organ for the sum of N1m.

He said, “He (Pastor Terna) is my pastor at Deeper Life Bible Church. I have known him since 2008 and have been worshipping in his church since 2012. I am an usher in the church. He asked me to do (harvest organ) with the promise of one million naira.”

The man who claimed to be a dedicated member of the church said that he worked as a security officer in one of the banks in Makurdi.

Meanwhile, the state Police Command has described the alleged organ theft as false with no iota of truth.

Reacting to the trending video, the spokesperson for the state command, Catherine Anene, said someone in the community raised the alarm and some youths picked up the closest person and beat him up.

She said the accused decided to admit and mentioned his pastor as a culprit so as to save his life with the hope that the pastor would save him.

Anene said, “I met these people Sunday morning at B Division but when they narrated the story, it was pathetic.

“Someone will raise an alarm and a group of youths who know nothing about what happened began to torture innocent people. This is inhuman and condemnable.

“According to them, a young man raised an alarm of theft of genital organ. The youths picked up the closest person and beat him up till he decided to admit and mention his pastor as the person who sent him with the hope that pastor would come and save him.

“The youths got the same pastor and beat him up as well. Help came when the police got to know and rescued them. There is no element of truth in this,” she said.

Punch / Titilayo Kupoliyi

Subscribe to our Telegram and YouTubeChannels and also join our Whatsapp Update Group

Crime

Benue Police Rescue Children from Abductors

By Web News 375

Operatives of the Benue State Police Command have rescued three missing children from their abductors in Rivers State.

Parents of two of the missing children had reported at the police station in Makurdi on September 24, 2023.

According to the statement issued by the state Police Public Relations Officer, Catherine Anene, the missing children were identified as Philomena Kpaakpa, six years old and Benedict Kpaakpa, who is less than two years old.

Anene said in the statement made available to journalists in Makurdi on Sunday that the two children alongside one other were rescued from a medical doctor based in Rivers State.

The statement read in part,  “At about 0730hrs, the family of Godwin Kpaakpa of Badagry Street, opposite St. Peters Church Wurukum, Makurdi reported that two of their children were missing; Philomena Kpaakpa six years and Benedict Kpaakpa, who is less than two years old.

“Investigation started immediately and a signal was sent across the country as usual.

“On 20/20/2023, information was received from the Rivers State Police Command that in the course of an operation at the Rumuokoro area, they rescued three children from a medical doctor that seemed to be the same children earlier reported by the Benue Command.

“A team of detectives was sent to River State for identification and other necessary actions.

“Fortunately, the two children were identified alongside with one other child, Godsgift Julius, whose parents are yet to be identified.”

The Police Spokesperson said Philomena and Benedict had been reunited with their family while Godsgift had yet to be connected with his family.

She said the medical doctor was being investigated at Rivers State while efforts were being made to locate his counterparts in Benue.

Anene urged parents, guardians, teachers and people who are involved in managing children to keep watch over them more closely to forestall cases of child trafficking.

Punch / Titilayo Kupoliyi

Subscribe to our Telegram and YouTube Channels and also join our Whatsapp Update Group