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Fake pastor allegedly flees with congregation’s phones, money during crusade in Edo
An incident in Uromi, Edo State, has left many astounded after a fake pastor allegedly told his congregation to submit their phones and money during a crusade and ran away with the valuables.
According to reports, the clergyman allegedly fled the scene with the collected phones and belongings, while the unsuspecting congregation was deep in prayers, leaving worshippers, many of whom were women, in distress.
In a video posted by @Chroniqwave on Tiktok on Monday, one could see a convergence of people who were stranded and in shock, murmuring and complaining in the local Esan dialect.
A man speaking in the background of the video said the locals lost their belongings to the fake pastor.
“419 [fraudsters) have taken over Uromi. Look at all the people from whom they collected phones and money. All their phones were collected. It was one man who defrauded this kind of crowd,” he said in pidgin and the local Esan dialect.
One of the victims who also spoke Esan said she lost two of her phones and the sum of N9,000 to the fraudulent pastor.
The anonymous background voice in the video did not state where the fake pastor came from.
This is a developing story. Details would be revealed as the story unfolds.
