The men of the Ogun State Police Command have arrested a prophetess with the Celestial Church of Christ (CCC), Marvelous Model Parish in Obada-Oko area of the state capital for obtaining money running to millions of naira from many people under false pretence.
The suspected prophetess, Oluwakemi Sotonode, also known as Marvelous who has been on wanted list of the command was arrested Tuesday 6th of October, 2020 from her hideout.
In a statement credited to the Ogun state Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), DSP Abimbola Oyeyemi, “a petition was received by the command from one Idris Ilyas on the 11th of November 2019 in which he reported that the suspect contacted him to supply Kaolin stone to a company, and when he did, the suspect went to the company, received the sum of N1.2million on his behalf and converted it to her own use.”
Oyeyemi further stated that the self styled prophetess also on the 30th of September, 2020, collected the sum of N200,000 from one Olabangboye Olalekan under the pretence that she will sell a plot of land for him at Obada-Oko area of the state, but disappeared after collecting the money.
The statement further reads: “Likewise in April this year, the same suspect contacted one Kehinde Ojekunle to supply Kaolin worth of N300,000 to a company and she went behind her, collected the money on her behalf and converted it to her own use.
“In March, 2020, the same suspect obtained the sum of N670,000 from one Gbolagade Damilola under the pretence of supplying her 40 bags of rice, but she ran away since then.”
On the strength of these complaints, the Commissioner of police, CP Edward Ajogun directed the officer in charge of the Public Complaint Bureau to ensure the arrest of the so called prophetess
The team embarked on an intelligence based investigation which yielded in her arrest.
On interrogation, she admitted collecting all the monies stated above, but has not been able to give any reasonable account for the monies.
