REV FATHER ARRESTED IN BENUE STATE – POLICE UNCOVERS SHOCKING DETAILS DURING INVESTIGATION
In Benue state, police arrest a Rev
father Clement Tartenger after Congregation has lodged complaints
against him. During the arrest and investigation process, police
discovers that
he was not a priest but a fake
married man deceiving congregation. According to Leadership, the
impostor had for too long been extorting money from unsuspecting members
of agrarian communities.
The fake priest, identified as Mr
Amile Terhile had been posing as a catholic priest from the Katsina-Ala
Diocese in the state. He was arrested at the Wadata Market in Makurdi
where he went reportedly to swindle some market men and women.
Sources revealed that the fake
priest was using the name Rev Father Clement Tartenger to extort money
and was apprehended by the police while in the act.
Tartenger confessed to the police during investigation that he has been in the shady-business for many years.
He stated that he used the proceeds
from the business to take care of his children and his estranged wife.
Moses Yamu, the police public relations officer confirmed the incident,
adding that further interrogations are ongoing to be sure he wasn’t
working with any gang. In the same vein, police in Enugu state have
reported the apprehension of a fake naval officer.
The police command said that the man
named Sunday Oka, had been swindling unsuspecting members of the public
within Onitsha, Anambra state, as well as Enugu and surrounding
environs, prior to his arrest.
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