June 1, 2024
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Chukwuemeka Ezeugo a.k.a Reverend King, who was General Overseer, Christian Praying Assembly (CPA) Church Worldwide, a Lagos-based Pentecostal church, was sentenced to death for the murder of his church members.

Human rights activist and #RevolutionNow convener, Omoyele Sowore, has said the General Overseer of Mountain of Fire and Miracles Ministry, Daniel Olukoya is not different from Reverent King, insisting that the police must arrest him for the crimes against humanity.

The former presidential candidate of the African Action Congress (AAC) in the 2023 general elections, urged the Nigerian Police authorities to also fish out all the policemen and women involved in the atrocities with the acclaimed man of God.

The activist, SaharaReporters earlier reported, had called on the Nigeria Police Force to immediately arrest and prosecute Olukoya, the General Overseer of Mountain of Fire and Miracles Ministry, for allegedly influencing the incarceration of a pastor for nine years without trial.

The victim, Pastor Femi Jimoh, who identified himself as a former MFM pastor, had accused the church of being behind his incarceration for nine years without trial, over alleged armed robbery.

Jimoh, who made this known during an interview on Yoruba Gidi TV, alleged that his trial started when he met the chief security officer of Pastor Daniel Olukoya at a native doctor's house.

He said he was beaten and handcuffed while a Divisional Police Officer shot him in the leg.

According to him, his mother and sister went to beg Olukoya on his behalf but he told them that he would be released only if he pleaded guilty in court.

But Sowore in a post shared on his X (formerly Twitter) account demanded that police authorities must fish out all the policemen and women who were involved in these egregious crimes against humanity with the acclaimed man of God.

He wrote: "The @PoliceNG must arrest @REAL_DKOLUKOYA the General Overseer of @MFMWorldwide immediately, it must also fish out all the policemen and women involved in these egregious crimes against humanity NOW! #ENDSARS.

"Pastor D.K Olukoya is not different from Reverend King!"

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Chukwuemeka Ezeugo a.k.a Reverend King, who was General Overseer, Christian Praying Assembly (CPA) Church Worldwide, a Lagos-based Pentecostal church, was sentenced to death for the murder of his church members.

Reverend King was arraigned on September 26, 2006 on a six-count charge of attempted murder and murder.

He pleaded not guilty to the allegations but was sentenced to death by the then Justice Joseph Oyewole of Lagos State High Court, Ikeja, on January 11, 2007 for the murder of one of his church members, Ann Uzoh.

His conviction was subsequently, upheld by the Supreme Court of Nigeria on 26 February 2016.

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