A Pastor with Deeper Life Bible Church in Ubahu, Ihembosi Parish, Mark Okeke, has narrated how he was detained and tied in a shrine by a masquerade in Ekwusigo Lo­cal Government Area of Anam­bra State.

Okeke said that he was flogged, “arrest­ed” and dragged to the masquer­ade’s shrine in Otukwe village where the masquerade and his accomplices stripped him na­ked and tied him to their shrine, probably to use him for human sacrifice.

He said that on the fateful day, he came out of his house where the masquerades accosted him and began to flog him and ig­nored all his pleas.

Okeke said that he told them that he is the pastor with Deep­er Life Bible Church in the next village and that since he gave his life to Jesus Christ, he had re­nounced his membership of the masquerade cult as a born again Christian.

According to the pastor, the flogging and beating did not stop as they dragged him to the shrine (Oda Mmanwu) where they re­moved his clothes, tore them into shreds and tied him naked in the shrine.

Okeke said that when he saw them with machetes, he conclud­ed that the end had come for him and thanked God they changed their mind and locked the shrine leaving him naked and tied.

The clergyman added that as the masquerade and his accom­plices were leaving they vowed to deal with him when they re­turned. He said that since he could not figure out what may happen when they came back he prayed and God intervened.

Okeke said that the ropes they used to tie his hands sud­denly snapped and when he real­ised that his hands were freed, he used them to untie the ropes on his waist and legs and escaped.

According to the pastor, he first called at the house of his sibling, a sister who is married to a man living in Ozubulu, a border town with Ihembosi. He said that he was later told that when the masquerade returned and discovered that he had es­caped, they were infuriated and stormed his residence where they went on rampage.

His ordeal has been wide­ly condemned by groups and prominent people in the area.

The President-General of Ihembosi People’s Assembly (IPA), Barr Chika Dumije, de­plored the action of the mas­querade and sued for peace.

Also, the Ihembosi Born Again Christian Organisation (IBACO), an umbrella body for the Pentecostal/Evangelical churches in Ihembosi and the Scripture Union (SU) Nigeria has vowed to use the incident to put an end to the intimidation of its members by the masquerades.

The Chairman of IBACO, Mr. Gab Ugwumba, said that the group had twice signed agreements with the Masquer­ade Council, but were violated. He said that since there is free­dom of worship, association and movement as enshrined in the Constitution of Nigeria, the masquerades should allow born-again Christians to worship God as they wish.

He appealed to the Anam­bra State government to call the masquerades to order and ensure that the fundamental rights and dignity of the human person are respected.

An IBACO official said that certain government officials, an ex-minister in the First Repub­lic and a Roman Catholic priest were behind the recent revival of the masquerade cult in An­ambra.

Wahala

new force.... egun corps

Hmmmm!


Forces of hell were unleashed against him and he was pleading for them to stop flogging him?

Luke 10:19 says; "Behold, I give unto you power to tread on serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy: and nothing shall by any means hurt you."

Did he say he is a pastor?


A pastor without power will always be grounded to powder by the devil!

It is better to be a shoe cobbler than become a pastor without power. It is too risky and embarrassing.

Lol. How did masquerade arrest him in the first place? Is the name of Jesus not effective to paralyse them? This got me thinking

This is the people that want to have their own nation, Biafra. Is this how the new Biafra will look like?

But what did he do? have he offended dem in any way?

OtemSapien:
Lol. How did masquerade arrest him in the first place? Is the name of Jesus not effective to paralyse them? This got me thinking

There are times the lord will be silent on certain issues

Riko2:
But what did he do? have he offended dem in any way?

Probably they want him back that's all

asuustrike2009:

There are times the lord will be silent on certain issues

Not, there are times, but your lord has been mute immediately after the bible was completed. Now currently he is in a spiritual prison the gods of science have dumped him and the rest of the gods who are obsessed with human beings worshipping them.

Doctufos: Otem Erectus 226:28-30


28. And a period shall come when the pastors and the priests of many religions shall begin to misbehave. For their gods are encaged. And the minds of many homos shall begin to go after the truth within themselves rather than the lies written in the books of lies.
29. Now Otem, we have done our own part, therefore go and do your part also. Be not lazy in the compilation and interpretation of the texts of histories which we have given to you.
30. And we shall breathe life into the history which you shall write and it shall live on in the minds of the people, rather than religious texts. And humanity shall begin to use their own brains, worshipping no god while they do good to themselves.

asuustrike2009:
Probably they want him back that's all

was he part of dem be4?

Riko2:
was he part of dem be4?

Okeke said that he told them that he is the pastor with Deep­er Life Bible Church in the next village and that since he gave his life to Jesus Christ, he had re­nounced his membership of the masquerade cult as a born again Christian
From the story I suspect so.

asuustrike2009:

Okeke said that he told them that he is the pastor with Deep­er Life Bible Church in the next village and that since he gave his life to Jesus Christ, he had re­nounced his membership of the masquerade cult as a born again Christian
From the story I suspect so.

ow k dat 's y it is good to live a decent life,cause what Eva u do 2 day will affect ur 2moro, sty bless mehn.

OtemSapien:
Not, there are times, but your lord has been mute immediately after the bible was completed. Now currently he is in a spiritual prison the gods of science have dumped him and the rest of the gods who are obsessed with human beings worshipping them.

Time is running out.Repent before it's too late