But Muoka, through his lawyer, Mr, Obioma Oti, said Abraham had been paid for both properties.

Abraham, who hails from Aboh Mbaise Local Government Area of Imo State, said he joined
Muoka’s church in 2005 on his late mother’s advice after he returned from Japan.

He said his travail began when he decided to leave Muoka’s church, and he asked Muoka’s Lords Chosen Church congregation to vacate his (Abraham’s) No. 2 Lemon Street house at Phase II, Lagos.

It was against this background, according to Abraham, that Muoka allegedly connived with one Ikedi Igbokwe, whom the pastor introduced to Abraham’s family as a house boy to give his property’s documents to Muoka while he was away in Japan in 2009.

According to Abraham, on his return to the country he had demanded for his property’s documents from Muoka.

Abraham further alleged that Muoka, through Oti, denied knowledge and receipt of the documents but requested for N1m to search for them. Abraham claimed he refused to give any money but headed for the court where he swore to an affidavit for the lost documents to authenticate the ownership of his property.

Abraham also claimed that Mouka falsified and registered his (Abraham’s) Independence Layout, Enugu property  with the Enugu State Ministry of Lands in favour of his church after the March 2011 tsunami, thinking he (Abraham) had died in the disaster.

“But when I came back from Japan and tried to survey and register the property, the fraud was discovered. Confident that the property belongs to me and in a bid to get those behind the fraud, I fenced the property and built a bungalow on it and nobody came out to lay claims to the land,” Abraham added.

He added that after his relocation to Lagos, the property was pulled down by some youths allegedly sent by Muoka.

Abraham said:

 “I invited the police, who arrested the suspects. They confessed they were sponsored by Muoka. The matter had since been taken to court.”

He noted that he had been under threats from Muoka and his agents since 2011.

“Sometimes, they would call me for negotiation and then send attackers after me. My life is in danger,” he said.

Abraham’s counsel, Mr. Benjamin Nduka, accused the Lord’s Chosen Church of trying to avoid appearing in court as neither the church nor her counsel had appeared in court for the two cases.

Nduka said since the church was duly served the court summons, he would approach the court with a motion to compel it to appear in court, the only institution with the capacity to adjudicate on such matters.

The Divisional Crime Officer at the Independent Layout Police Station Enugu, Mr. Igbochi Igbo, in a text message referred PUNCH to the DPO.

When contacted, one of Muoka’s pastors in Lagos, Francis Eze, said he did not know anything about the said property in Enugu.

Speaking for Muoka,  Oti, said Abraham was paid N2m for the half plot in Jakande Estate, Lagos.

He also claimed that Abraham was paid N1.7m for the plot at Enugu eight years ago when there was no form of property development around the area.

He said:

 “We fenced the two pieces of land in Lagos and Enugu, but to our greatest dismay, Uba (Abraham) went and demolished the fence at the Independence Layout. We reported the matter to the police and that is why the police are looking for him.”

Oti said Abraham was trying to drag the image of the church in the mud.

He said the church never mandated Abraham to sell his landed property to them, but that Abraham disposed the land when his business in Japan crumbled.

Oti said the matter was in court and that he would not like to discuss it in depth.

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Confirming the fire incident, the Lagos State Director of Safety and Fire Services, Rasaq Fadipe said his office got a distress call on the fire a few minutes to 5am and he deployed two fire trucks from Alausa to the scene.
He said the four containers that later caught fire ‎contained various electrical appliances, pumping machines and furniture.
Fadipe who warned residents against careless handling of naked fires, added that no life was lost in the incident.

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The project, estimated to cost about N2.2m, was in response to the outcry by the community, which had experienced uncontrolled flooding with the associated health and environmental consequences for many years.

The Head of Lagos Province 23, Gbagada, RCCG, Pastor Brown Oyitso, who represented the General Overseer, Pastor Enoch Adeboye, at the inauguration of the project, said the community had solicited the help of the church in combating the menace of perennial flooding of the area.

“This challenge was promptly taken up as a social responsibility initiative by the RCCG Lagos Province 23, Region 19, and in particular, members of the RCCG, Prince of Peace Parish, Area 25 Headquarters located along Ado-Badore Road, Ajah, Lagos,” he said.

Oyitso commended the community members for identifying the project as a core need and also for their cooperation in ensuring the timely completion of the drainage system, adding that the church would look into other areas of their need, starting with potable water provision.

He said that prior to the intervention, the major issue that had plagued the community was annual flooding of their houses and shops for many months during the overflow of nearby lakes during the rainy season.

The pastor said, “To complicate their predicament, the floods facilitated the carriage and dumping of refuse and waterborne germs into residences and shops of the community members. Residents were also exposed to reptiles and marine organisms. Children and pedestrians were faced with a great deal of inconvenience and dangers when manoeuvring through the deep areas of the flood.

“Flooding of the major road leading into the Langbasa community damaged vehicles, tri-cycles and motorcycles, imparting on cost of repairs. Furthermore, the flood caused damages to buildings, shops and furniture. People had to bear the stench caused by the dirt and mucky water.”

The Baale of Langbasa, Chief Fatai Pelujo, said the flooding was a problem that the community battled for many years and expressed happiness that the RCCG had brought succour to the community.

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