The Police detectives from the Delta State Command have quizzed a Bishop of a new generation church in Warri over allegation of sponsoring the misguided militant group, the Niger Delta Avengers. It was gathered that the bishop (name withheld), hails from Ogbinbiri community of Egbema (Ijaw) Kingdom in the Warri North Council Area of the state and is the bishop of the New Salvation Zion Church of Christ at Igbodu area of the city.
Security sources said the church leader was invited for interrogation following two petitions alleging that he was funding the militant group. The interrogation was conducted at the Warri Area Command of the Delta State Police Command.
An insider told Punch that the clergyman was interrogated from 8am to 8pm last week Wednesday before he was allowed to go and ordered to report the following day for further questioning. A relative of the suspected Bishop confirmed the development to Punch on condition of anonymity.
It was gathered that the petitions also alleged that he was harbouring weapons both in his house and church. The situation led to the search of the Ijaw clergyman’s residence at Bendel Estate in Effurun, Uvwie Council Area of Delta state, and his church building in Igbodu area of Warri.
It was further gathered that IPO in charge of the case led heavily armed policemen, including a team of Explosives Ordinance Detectives to comb the bishop’s house but nothing incriminating was found. When Punch contacted him on the issue on phone, an aide to the bishop who picked simply said, “We are still on the matter. He will call you later,” and he dropped the call.
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