Maduako Igbokwe l Thursday, July 7, 2022
ONITSHA, Anambra, Nigeria – Controversial Onitsha-based pastor and General overseer of The Mountain of Holy Ghost Intervention and Deliverance Ministry Pastor Chukwuemeka Odumeje, better known as Indabosky Bahose and #odumejethelion was on Thursday manhandled by security agents in the process of demolishing his church in Onitsha.
The pastor who is well known as Indabosky Bahose, and Liquid Metal was manhandled as he was coming to his church, Grace And Power Prophetic Ministry in Onitsha which was pulled down by Soludo’s men.
Odumeje’s church had in March this year been identified by the Anambra State government as one of the buildings sitting on drainage channels, and marked for demolition.
Anambra State governor, Prof Chukwuma Soludo had visited Okpoko, a sprawling slum in Onitsha, a day after his swearing in, and pledged to sanitize the area by ensuring that there is proper drainage channel.
During Thursday’s demolition exercise, #Odumejethelion attempted to stop the officials of the state government from demolishing the building, when he was manhandled by security men who accompanied the demolition team.
A video trending online showed the comic cleric being shoved around by security men, including police officers and men of the state’s vigilante service.
He was severally slapped, and restricted from moving to the demolition area by armed security men.
The video however sparked mixed reaction, with many condemning the treatment of the cleric, saying it was unfair to manhandle him.
Some other commentators however said the treatment served him right as #Indabosky had severally invaded traditional shrines considered sacred and known to be places of worship by traditional religious groups and pulling down the effigies.
Odumeje came to limelight through videos of his comic preaching, and bizarre style of healing, with fanfare as you have it in WWE heavy weight wrestlers by smacking down his sick members in the healing process.
The cleric also claims to have many hidden powers, which he said were yet to be touched. He is more of a comedian to many than a pastor. The chief press secretary to Anambra State governor, Mr Christian Aburime who confirmed the demolition said it has no sinister motive.
He said that state government had given notice to all those whose buildings are sitting on drainage channels in the last two months. According to him, people became interested because the building is a church.
He said “Following the expiration of the more than two weeks notice beginning from April 2022 served on developers and building owners who built several illegal structures along the waterway in Fegge and environs within Onitsha, Anambra state government has begun demolition of such structures.
The exercise which is being carried out by a joint government task force, commenced the exercise from Bida Road by Modebe Avenue, Fegge Onitsha. The affected buildings include Mountain of Holy Ghost Intervention Deliverance Ministries, shops and other perimeter fences
The structures were marked since April, 2022 and all developers and building owners were served notice to remove such illegal structures”
