The Anambra State government on Thursday demolished the Mountain of Holy Ghost Intervention and Deliverance Ministry owned by controversial Prophet Chukwuemeka Ohanaemere, a.k.a ‘Odumeje’ in the commercial city of Onitsha.
Odumeje’s church in March this year had been identified by the government as one of the buildings sitting on drainage channels, and marked for demolition, in line with Onitsha Urban Renewal Plan spearheaded by Governor Charles Soludo.
Our correspondent gathered that during Thursday’s demolition exercise, Odumeje was manhandled by security agencies who accompanied the demolition team following his attempt to stop the officials from demolishing his church.
In April 2022, Anambra State Physical Planning Board (ANSPPB) marked the church for outright demolition over obstruction and blockage of free flow of water at the Nwangele-Bida drainage.
The church, which is located at Bida Road Off Creek Road, Fegge-Onitsha, has been brought down.
A viral video showed the comic cleric being manhandled by security men, including police officers and men of the vigilantes services.
He was severally slapped, and restricted from moving to the demolition area by armed security men.
The video however sparked mixed reactions, with many condemning the treatment on the cleric, while others described it as welcome development.
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