The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, has announced the arrest of a self-styled pastor who is the General Overseer of Seraphic and Sabbath Assembly, Lagos, High Priest Nnodu Azuka Kenrick, who allegedly recruited a new church member Oyoyo Mary Obasi into the drug business after administering rituals on her.
Femi Babafemi, the Director, Media & Advocacy in the NDLEA, in a press statement Sunday afternoon said the pastor was arrested in connection with an attempt to export methamphetamine and skunk consignments concealed in kegs of palm oil through the NAHCO export shed of the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, MMIA, Ikeja Lagos to Dubai, United Arab Emirate by Obasi and Udezuka Udoka a student of Emmanuel College of Theology, Samanta, Ibadan.
In the press statement seen by Iwtinesslive, Babafemi said Nnodu was arrested on Saturday 11th February 2023 at his Seraphic and Sabbath Assembly church located at No 1, Sabbath Close, Ijesha area of Lagos following the arrest of Udoka on Thursday 9th February at the Lagos airport in connection with the seizure of 283 parcels of skunk weighing 14.90 kilograms and 204 grams of methamphetamine concealed in four 25-litre kegs of palm oil for export to Dubai.
The NDLEA spokesman said Obasi, during cross-examination, indicted the General Overseer and his son, Chisom Obi, who is still at large. The lady confessed that the pastor and his son gave her the consignments for export after being compelled to take an oath of secrecy as well as a sacrifice of chicken in the church while High Priest Nnodu prayed for her for the success of the transaction.
The statement read, ” Spilling the beans on how she was recruited by her church’s GO, Mary said the clergyman and his son used threats to compel her to take the job after they knew she had known their secrets, adding that High Priest Nnodu was always referring to the illicit drugs as Ice and Bible, (Street names for Methamphetamine and Cannabis) in their telephone text message chats. The theology student, Udezuka was introduced to Mary to assist her because she was new in the illicit business. Udezuka said he was paid N2 million for his role and had to do it because he needed the money for his education.”
