The Benue State Police Command has cast light on the trending video of a pastor of the Deeper Christian Life Ministry aka Deeper Life Bible Church, simply identified as Pastor Terna and a member of the church, identified as Jude Tyokula.
The Pastor and Tyokula who were beaten black and blue and stripped naked by mob were alleged of male-genital theft to which Tyokula admitted, saying in the viral video on Saturday, “He (Pastor Terna) is my pastor at Deeper Life Bible Church. I have known him since 2008 and have been worshipping in his church since 2012. I am an usher in the church. He asked me to do (harvest organ) with the promise of one million naira.”
The incident happened at Kanshio New Layout, Makurdi.
It has emerged that Tyokula falsely confessed and implicated his pastor to obtain acquittal and stop the mob in their tracks.
This is according to the police spokesperson in the state command, Catherine Anene, adding that the incident followed a trend in the area.
Her word, “I met these people this (Sunday) morning at B Division but when they narrated the story, it was pathetic.
“Someone will raise an alarm and a group of youths who know nothing about what happened began to torture innocent people. This is inhuman and condemnable.
“According to them, a young man raised an alarm of theft of genital organ. The youths picked up the closest person and beat him up till he decided to admit and mention his pastor as the person who sent him with the hope that pastor would come and save him.
“The youths got the same pastor and beat him up as well. Help came when the police got to know and rescued them. There is no element of truth in this.”
