Police arrest woman, pastor for allegedly killing her children

The Police in Delta State have arrested a 25-year-old woman, Ese
Oghenevwe, and her church priest, Austin Eduviere following a report
that her two sons died after consuming a liquid substance the priest
gave to her.

According to a police press release issued on Wednesday evening, the
Police at Abraka received information that the women had killed her
two children, Prayer Clement, nine months old, and Wisdom Clement, 2,
by giving them a liquid substance to drink.

"Based on the information, detectives arrested the said Oghenevwe. The
suspect revealed that the liquid substance was given to her by
Eduviere of Triumphant World International Church Abraka for healing
purposes as the Apostle claimed he had prayed over it," the police
release by the Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Celestina Kalu
said.

Kalu said the apostle disclosed that the said liquid substance was a
mixture of water and salt which he sells to people at N1,850 for
healing of various sicknesses after praying for them.

The police also said they arrested a carjacker and recovered a stolen
vehicle on Wednesday. The police release said, "Police patrol team
from Abraka Division while on stop and search duty at Police station
junction Abraka intercepted a Toyota Camry car, number plate, LSD 264
AC with two occupants.

"Immediately the vehicle stopped one of the suspects alighted and took
to his heels while the other, later identified as one Akpos Omote 'm'
was arrested. The suspect has confessed that they snatched the car
from one Mrs. Jane Esegbe at Udu, in Udu LGA in Delta state.

"The said Toyota Camry has been recovered to the station, while
efforts are on to apprehend the fleeing suspect."