09/12/2023
FATHER ALONGSIDE PASTORS ARRESTED IN RIVERS AFTER DISABLED SON DIED DURING AN ATTEMPT TO REMOVE AND SELL HIS HUNCHBACK FOR 10M NAIRA
Olatoye, during interrogation, was said to have revealed that the duo brought Lucky to him for a surgical operation to enable the family to extract ‘mercury’ from his hunchback.
A father, Ejike Wilson alongside two pastors have been arrested by the Rivers State-based vigilance group, ONELGA OSPAC, over the death of a his 24-year-old disabled son in the Port Harcourt area of the state.
The young man identified as Lucky Wilson reportedly died after an operation to remove his hunchback and sell it to suspected organ traffickers.
An officer with the Planning and Advisory Committee of the security group, codenamed OSPAC, who confirmed the incident to Punch on Sunday, September 10, 2023, said the suspects were nabbed while trying to flee Port Harcourt.
One of the suspects, who was said to be the pastor of a new generation church in Osiakpo, near Omoku in the state, Olatoye Olawale, 54, said the victim was handed over to him by his father, Ejike, and Ejike’s younger brother, Pastor Paul Osiagor Wilson.
Abeokuta, Ogun State, which offered to pay N10m but that the payment would be made in two or three months’ time, which all parties agreed to.
He noted that the victim’s father, Ejike, kept visiting his office and disturbing him.
"The day we travelled for the surgery in Lagos before heading to Abeokuta, Ejike handed over the boy to me and Paul gave me N15,000 for transportation
"At the hospital, I called the father because of the document we were to sign, but he told me to go ahead and sign on his behalf. The operation was carried out, but in the end, the boy couldn’t make it,” he added.
Ejike’s brother, Paul, 38, expressed sadness at the incident, but denied any involvement, saying he only introduced Olawale to his brother
He stated thereafter he was not involved in their subsequent discussion with Olawole and his brother, even as he also denied giving them transport as claimed by Pastor Olawale.
The OSPAC Commander, Felix Nwobakata, while addressing newsmen, said the arrest would serve as a deterrent to anyone trying to indulge in ritual acts.
Speaking through his media aide, Obed Douglas, he confirmed the arrest, adding that the two pastors and the victim’s father had been arrested.
"All three suspects have been handed over to the Assistant Inspector General, Monitoring Unit, Zone 16, Yenagoa, Bayelsa State, for further investigation and prosecution.”
