Bala Elkana, the state police public relations officer, who confirmed the arrest, said they met some of the inmates in chains at the prayer house, known as Blessings of Goodness Healing Church.
The police officer said some of the inmates were brought by their families to seek spiritual help from mental illness and other diseases.
“On Wednesday, at about 6:10pm, acting on information from a reliable source, a team of detectives from Isheri Osun Police Station led by the divisional police officer, CSP Chike Ibe stormed a prayer house used as detention camp at No 26 Alafia Street, Oriofe Ijegun Isheri, where the Prophet Sunday Joseph Ojo, 58, and 10 others were arrested,” he said.
“Fifteen persons who were chained on the legs were rescued. Some of the victims were said to have spent five years in the detention camp. The victims are between ages 19 and 50, male and female.
“Some of them were brought by their families to seek spiritual help from mental illness and other diseases. The prophet said he has been in the healing ministry since 1986. That he chained them in order to prevent escape.
“Investigation is ongoing. Police are working closely with other agencies of government to provide adequate medical attention and shelter to the victims.”
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ReplyDeleteOpium of the people. Nigerians are fond of taking mental patients to prayer houses and chaining them instead of taking them to psychiatric hospitals.
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ReplyDeletePeople who are in need of mental care you chained them in a prayer house.
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ReplyDeleteThat’s how one guy was chained in a certain church in Lagos,his wife had left him and he was depressed and they said his wife took his boxers to native doctor and that’s why he is insane and he was chained.....his family went there and took him to yaba and within two weeks he became fine and is back to business and even moved on now,if not for his family he would have still been there as a mad man,religion is the major problem Nigeria has!!!
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