Shortly after the demolition of Prophet Odumeje's church in Anambra, Soludo has issued a statement.
Charles Soludo, the governor of Anambra State, has explained why the state government demolished the church building of a popular prophet, Chukwuemeka Ohanaemere, otherwise known as Odumeje.
Soludo in a statement by his spokesperson, Christian Aburime, said the prophet and owners of other buildings marked for demolition failed to comply with the government’s directive to remove the structures, Premium Times reported.
Governor Soludo says Odumeje’s church building among the illegal structures earlier marked for demolition.
He added that the church building and other structures marked for demolition were illegal structures built along the waterway.
“Following the expiration of the more than two months’ notice, beginning from April 2022, served on developers and building owners who built several illegal structures along the waterway in Fegge and environs within Onitsha, Anambra State Government has begun the demolition of such structures."
The church, Mountain of Holy Ghost Intervention and Deliverance Ministry, was demolished on Thursday, July 7, by members of the state task force.
The governor’s reaction came shortly after information about the demolition of the church building and the manhandling of the cleric became public.
Governor Soludo further stated that the structures were marked since April 2022 and all developers and building owners were served notice to remove them. He said apart from the cleric’s church building, some shops and perimeter fences were also demolished.
During the demolition exercise, some security operatives were captured in a video clip manhandling the cleric. In the clip, which has now gone viral, a combined team of the task force members and some vigilante operatives were seen hitting and violently pushing the cleric.
Governor Soludo did not address the manhandling of the cleric in his statement.
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