A blackmailer who claims to
be a journalist has landed in Kirikiri Maximum Prison attempting to extort
money from a popular clergy in Lagos through blackmail. Ohio
Ojeagbase, 38, walked into the net of the Federal Special Anti-Robbery Squad,
SARS, after perfecting his extortion plot on Bishop (Dr.) Chris Kwakpovwe, the
General Overseer of the Manna Prayer Mountain and publisher of the daily
devotional, Our Daily Manna. He was arrested alongside a Lagos-based lawyer,
Barr. Uche Iloani accused of working together with Mr. Ohio who owns Probiters
Report.
Trouble started for Ohio and his
accomplice after they had planted a lady in Bishop Kwapovwe’s ministry to
function as a staff whose job was to feed them with information that could
facilitate their blackmail plans on the clergy.
However, as soon as Rita Ibeni was
granted bail, the story took a new twist as Mr. Ohio went to work. He wrote a
letter to Bishop Kwakpovwe claiming that the latter tried to oppress one of his
staffers and that they were going to publish a story in that regard which
could finish
the ODM Vision which has affected millions of lives across the Globe. According to him, “Whatever we tell the public will be believed
since we have 250 million online membership.” He
demanded millions of naira from the man of God if he wanted the story killed.
Ohio Ojeagbase claimed he and his accomplice had recorded verbal (audio)
conversations between Rita and the bishop where the man of God made sexual
advances at the former. However, further probe and forensic examination later,
revealed that the recording was fake as the fabricated voice was not the
bishop’s.
After series of accusations and
threats to publish negative story of sexual harassment and threat to life
concerning the Bishop and even threats of kidnap of his loved ones by other
faceless members of the group, they demanded settlement to avoid the story
going viral, claiming it was not their intention to damage the image of the
revered man of God. They also told the bishop they had done a "human google"
on him and they knew his worth! At that point, the bishop "smelled a
rat" and quickly reported the matter to the police.
The lawyer asked for N15 million
(fifteen million naira) for inconveniences tagged as professional fees and the
inconveniences his ‘client’ Ms Rita Ibeni had gone through during her arrest,
while Mr Ohio demanded for 50% of whatever is paid to the lawyer.
The suspects also gave the man of
God the option of handing in original copies of his property documents that
they would help him facilitate quick loan from a bank so he could make the
payment without stress. That was when the Bishop Dr Chris Kwakpovwe went back
to the police to lodge complaints. The police then advised that further calls,
SMS or meetings be electronically recorded as evidence, and that was done.
They were, however, rounded up on
Wednesday, April 12th, 2017 in Ogudu, Lagos, while they were at the agreed
venue for the man of God to make payment. Journalists further gathered that
they came on that day with two borrowed jeeps.
The case was charged to court
on Thursday
April 17, 2017 where the suspects were remanded at Kirikiri Maximum
Prison over their inability to meet up with the bail conditions.
We gathered that Mr. Ohio had
earlier blackmailed many clergymen and businessmen in the country. The
suspects, according to information made available to us, were in the habit of
planting people in the homes and offices of wealthy men and women, clergy men,
business men and women to plan how
to blackmail and extort money them eventually.
Speaking on the incident at the
court premises, the bishop told journalists that he knew that this was a plot
to DISTRACT him from the LOOTED VIDEO EQUIPMENT'S CASE,
Blackmail/Extort money (millions) from him and discredit him as a man of God,
but his proactive approach to get to the bottom before they carried out their
nefarious acts stopped them in their tracks. He said he never made any advances
and can never do so with the suspected looter of the video unit (the former
employee). "I am used to such satanic fabrications, gang-ups, lies, concoctions and
distractions! He reminded journalists of a current and lingering court
case which involves a lady who took him to court for
the ridiculous charge of falling down and breaking her teeth at a Lagos
National Stadium programme - World Anointing Night, 6 years ago.
"Thousands of souls came
for that programme from 23 countries, 6 years ago. The lady whom
I never met, took me to court and she is claiming 22 million damages. The case
which provoked nationwide outrage against the lady is still on."
"As a man of God, such lies,
manipulations, fabrications, temptations and battles are expected because the
devil is mad and will be mad against any child of God who is living right and
who is a terror to his kingdom. But he is only a roaring lion without teeth.
Was Joseph not wrongfully attacked and blackmailed by Mrs Portiphar? But did he
not sit on his throne at last? I have learnt that in life, success attracts
uncommon battles and for every one person who celebrates your success, there
are at least two others who are plotting your down fall. Indeed, there are no
blue skies without storms but the rainbow is the final bus stop if you refuse
to be distracted from your goals! Victory is sure by God's grace! I shall make no deeper comments for
now since the matter is before the courts." He said.
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