The Policemen of the Lagos State Command have commenced an investigation into a case involving one Prophet Oladele, 45, at a church in Oke-Ira, Ogba area of the state.
Findings revealed that the prophet was being held for allegedly defrauding a businesswoman of N70 million, a duplex, twin five -bedroomed bungalows, a Lexus and a Toyota Highlander, 2014 model.
The woman’s ordeal began sometime in 2007 after she was told by a medical doctor that her womb would have to be removed to heal her of fibroids.
The victim was said to have rejected the doctor’s advice and resorted to a desperate search for an alternative solution when she was introduced to the prophet.
The woman, 43, had reportedly been battling with the ailment for 14 years, which made her to bleed from her private parts.
It was gathered that the clergy promised to make the fibrous tissue disappear and gave her some concoctions after collecting N98,000 for the service. The bleeding was said to have stopped.
However, the victim’s excitement was short -lived when the bleeding recurred two weeks after and she returned to the prophet.
It was said that Oladele subsequently started coming up with different gimmicks to extort money from the woman, including a claim that her husband was after her life and those of her three children.
An official of the SFU, Superintendent of Police Ngozi Braide, said, “We have been able to trace about N70 million to his bank account. In his statement, he said he healed the woman of the fibroids.”
In the prophet’s statement to the police, he said the houses and the two vehicles were gifts the woman gave him and he did not use charms on her and her children.
