The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has revealed fresh facts on the alleged criminal activities of the General Overseer of Faith on the Rock Ministry International, Apostle Theophilus Ebonyi.
This was disclosed in a statement posted on the commission’s Facebook page on Wednesday.
The statement said Ebonyi acquired a 23-room hotel, a pure water factory, two blocks of a primary school with the proceeds of his alleged fraudulent dealings with his subscribers.
Others include a two bungalow office at Nyanya-Gwandara, New Karu, Abuja, and a five-bedroom duplex at Karsana, Abuja.
Ebonyi was also said to have set up a live broadcast channel with studio equipment for his Theobarth Global Foundation with the funds of his subscribers.
The general overseer was arrested in 2023 by the EFCC for allegedly defrauding his church members and other Nigerians, using fake grants from the Ford Foundation to the tune of N1, 319, 040, 274.31.
He was arrested for defrauding his victims, comprising non-governmental organisations and individuals by advertising an intervention project through his Theobarth Global Foundation, his NGO, claiming that the Ford Foundation was offering a grant of $20 billion to assist the less-privileged in the society.
