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| Prophet Raji |
Some members of the Eternal Order of
Cherubim and Seraphim, Abanishe Street, Agodo Egbe , Ikotun Lagos State said
they have already asked God to forgive their resident pastor, Prophet Michael
Raji who was arrested two weeks ago by the National Drug Law Enforcement
Agency(NDLEA) for being in possession of illicit drug valued at N606 million.
According to the members, Raji was
arrested while he was counseling some members in the church few minutes after
preaching.
While some members said they had
already asked God to forgive for dipping his hands into devil’s pie, another
set implored NDLEA to release him for he is a philanthropist and feeds many
of them in the church.
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| Front view of Raji's church at Ikotun |
The seized drugs concealed inside
large bags of foodstuff were found to contain 91kg of Methamphetamine and 83kg
of Ephedrine with an estimated street value of N609 million. A Mercedes Benz
Jeep was also impounded during the operation.
Mrs. Adebanjo, a member said that the
crime was true, but insisted that it did not happen in the church.
She added: “It is true that NDLEA
operatives came to arrest Prophet Raji for drug offense, but it was at the
airport that it happened, not our church. The church should not be linked with
any criminal case. We have also prayed to God to forgive him.”
Mr. Gbenga, another member, said
that the arrest of Raji threw the entire church into a panicked situation,
leading to the church abandoning its seven-day programme.
Gbenga said: “We were inside the
church on that fateful Tuesday when the NDLEA agents came. We were having out
seven day revival programme. After a guest pastor had finished his preaching,
it was the turn of the prophet. Before then, he had been counseling some members;
suddenly a group of men on NDLEA uniform invaded the church and whisked him
away. It was later we discovered that Daddy is involved in drug trafficking.
The arrest has affected the church. Some members have stopped coming, while
those around are living in fear.”
Gbenga said that two Sundays ago, some
members of the church managed to gather together to pray for Raji’s release.
“I have known the prophet for 10 years
and there had never been any criminal matters attached to him, let alone a drug
related case. Please, let them release him because he is our father here. He
used to feed many members in this church.”
Raji’s Assistant, whose name was
withheld for security reasons, was said to have left the church since the
prophet’s arrest, while Raji’s wife had been holding meetings with his family members
to seek for his release.
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