{"id":96746,"date":"2022-07-07T18:26:55","date_gmt":"2022-07-07T17:26:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=96746"},"modified":"2022-07-07T18:26:55","modified_gmt":"2022-07-07T17:26:55","slug":"popular-pastor-odumeje-beaten-by-security-men-church-demolished","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/news\/popular-pastor-odumeje-beaten-by-security-men-church-demolished\/","title":{"rendered":"Popular Pastor, Odumeje Beaten by Security Men, Church Demolished"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"m#msg-f:1737713782136167961\" class=\"mail-message expanded\">\n<div class=\"mail-message-header spacer\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">An Onitsha-based Pastor, Chukwuemeka Odumeje, popularly known as Indaboski Bahose, and Liquid Metal was on Thursday manhandled by security agents in Onitsha, Anambra state.<\/div>\n<div class=\"mail-message-content collapsible zoom-normal mail-show-images \" style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<div class=\"clear\">\n<div dir=\"auto\">This is coming as his church, Grace And Power Prophetic Ministry in Onitsha was also demolished.Odumeje\u2019s church had in March this year been identified by the Anambra State government as one of the buildings sitting on drainage channels, and marked for demolition.<\/p>\n<p>Gov. Chukwuma Soludo had visited Okpoko, a sprawling slum in Onitsha, a day after his swearing in, and pledged to sanitize the area by ensuring the drainages are free.<\/p>\n<p>During Thursday\u2019s demolition exercise, sources said Odumeje had attempted to stop the officials of the state government from demolishing his church, when he was manhandled by security men who accompanied the demolition team.<\/p>\n<p>A video trending online showed the comic cleric being shoved around by security men, including police officers and men of the vigilantes services.<\/p>\n<p>He was severally slapped, and restricted from moving to the demolition area by armed security men.<\/p>\n<p>The video however sparked mixed reaction, with many condemning the treatment on the cleric, saying it was unfair to manhandle him.<\/p>\n<p>Some other commentators however said the treatment served him right as he had himself severally invaded shrines that are considered sacred and known to be places of worship by others, while destroying it.<\/p>\n<p>Attempt to speak with the chief press secretary to Anambra State governor, Mr Christian Aburime for reaction was not successful.<\/p>\n<p>Odumeje came to limelight through videos of his comic preachings, and bizarre style of healing, where he imitates WWE heavy weight wrestlers by smacking down his sick members for healing.<\/p>\n<p>The cleric also claims to have many hidden powers, which he said were yet to be touched. 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