The drama that usually characterises the relationship between religious leaders and many Nigerians has got a twist as a man returns to his senses after using his car to ‘sow seed’.
The Police Command in Edo said it had arrested the man masquerading as a prophet to defraud members of the public.
The command disclosed this in a statement on Thursday in Benin, by its Public Relations Officer, SP Kontongs Bello.
Bello said the suspect’s arrest followed a petition by one of his victims, Mr. Thomson Osamudiamen, to the Commissioner of Police in the state, CP Abutu Yaro.
According to the News Agency of Nigeria, he explained that the victim had complained that he was hypnotised by the suspect, who collected his car.
“According to the victim, the suspect, under the guise of a prophet, claimed he saw him in a vision where he had an accident with his Lexus ES350 car.
“He also said the suspect told him that to avert the accident, he should use the car to sow seed to the Lord, which he did.
“The victim said that after he returned to his senses, he noticed that the suspect had already changed the colour of the car from gold to black, and was already using it,” Bello explained.
