Confession: I’m a perpetual dupe –Pastor

Victory Ibe, until recently, was known around Port Harcourt, Rivers State and environ as a man of God. He was also regarded as such. But things have changed. The self-acclaimed pastor has confessed. Confessed to what?

Not a few residents of Port Harcourt, the Rivers State capital had approached a self acclaimed Pastor, Victory Ibe, for cleansing of various afflictions and deliverance from spiritual attacks. Ibe, who always parades himself as the Leader in Charge of a new generation church in the oil rich city, was far from being a chosen man of God.

Ibe attends to miracle seekers together with a cousin of his who also appeared to the public as Personal Assistant to the Man of God. Unknown to those people Pastor Ibe and his Personal Assistance are dupes, with no association with the clergy.

Recently, the evil deeds of these brothers were brought to the fore when a woman reportedly brought her husband, Mr. Umejiego, to the prophets seeking business development and growth.

Upon getting to the self-styled man of God, Ibe allegedly urged Umejiego to part with his Toyota Land Cruiser, V8, using it to sow a seed for the Lord. Ibe had prevailed on his victim that he was shown a revelation that once he parted with his priced car, Umejiego would be called for a multi-million naira contract that week.

That was not all. Ibe also reportedly claimed God revealed to him that Umejiego should give him N200,000:00 which would be used to neutralise a curse already placed on him and his household.

He had also told Umejiego that he had been ordered by the heavenly spirit to give the sum to the less privilege in the state. At that stage, Umejiego became confused and fearful. Without wasting time, he reportedly paid Ibe N90, 000:00 out of the money, with the promise to make it up some days later.

Thus, on Friday, February 7, 2013, Umejiego left his house with his car and never returned home with it but used it to sow seed for the Lord in Ibe’s church with the original documents of the car, together with the N90, 000 he paid for removal of family curse on his household. Once Umejiego and his wife had left their presence, Ibe and his Personal Assistant, jumped into the car planning to flee the state.

As fate would have it, while they drove out of the city, the vehicle was reportedly involved in an accident with the two brothers sustaining minor injuries. Upon interrogation after the accident, it was discovered that the vehicle did not actually belong to the man in the driver’s seat, Ibe. The two men were immediately arrested and taken to the law enforcement agents.

It was said that the N90, 000: 00 he collected from Umejiego was still with him as at the time of the accident. Rivers State Police command spokesman, Ahmad K. Muhammad, while confirming the arrest of the two men, claimed that Ibe confessed to being a perpetual dupe and not a man of God as he claimed.

“I have duped some people in the past with convincing prove of my sincerity towards them,” he was quoted to have said. According to Muhammed, “Unfortunately for the fake prophet, the said vehicle was involved in a serious motor accident with the ‘prophet’ in it. Surprisingly, the self-acclaimed prophet also ‘prophesied’ that the same victim should part with the sum of N200,000.00 to neutralize a curse placed on him and his household.

The victim complied with the instruction and paid the ‘prophet’ the sum of N90, 000.00 on February 7, 2014, which he told his victim would be donated to an orphanage.” It was gathered that Ibe also confessed to always being in possession of a pro-forma change of ownership which he used to make people part with their properties once they come to him for spiritual assistance.