Two Men Of God Caught With 5 AK47 Rifles In Church

Two callous men of God and General Overseers of two different churches have been arrested by detectives attached to the Mon­itoring Unit of the Imo state police command.

The suspects, Clifford Nmenabu, of God Covenant of Christ the King Sabbath Missionary and Festus Daniel Igwe, the founder of Zion House of Prayer Sabbath Mission­ary were said to have allegedly procured five AK47 rifles for use during the forthcom­ing general elections.

According to the state commissioner of police, Abdulmajid Ali, the men were apprehended following a tip-off that they had acquired some firearms, The Sun reports.

The suspects, Festus Daniel Igwe and Clifford Nmenabu

The police stormed the church in Oru East local govern­ment area, Imo state, and arrested the suspects at Pastor Igwe’s church premises as they were about to hand over the five AK47 rifles to a group of people who claim to be repre­senting Biafra.


It was discovered during investigation that the clerics were contracted by one Mr K. Nnamdi, who they claim is based in London. The police have now declared Nnamdi wanted and will charge the suspects in court at the end of the investigation.

During his confession, one of the suspects, Pastor Nmenabu, 67, said: “I am the General Overse­er of God Covenant of Christ the King Sab­bath Missionary. I have been in the minis­try for over 35 years. I am also into buying and selling of arms and ammunition. I was listening to Radio Biafra London when the broadcaster, who introduced himself as Nnamdi, gave out a number through which he can be reached. I called him and he ex­plained that he is the coordinator of the popular Biafra group.

“I told him who I am and what I can do for the group. He gave me the contract and I decided to ask my fellow priest, Igwe who has contacts. He offered to pay N1.2 mil­lion for 10 AK47 rifles. He gave us N300, 000 as a deposit. We were waiting for the balance when policemen stormed my house and arrested us.”

The second suspect, Festus Igwe, 63, said he is willing to assist the police to track down Nnamdi who is currently on the run.

“We had delivered the five AK47 rifles and was waiting for Nnamdi to bring the balance when the police arrived. I am very sorry. I am ready to assist the police to track down Nnamdi”, he stated.