A group of Christians
from a Pentecostal church who were on a routine visit to Kirikiri
prison in Lagos, recently, were shocked when they came face- to- face with the
notorious kidnap kingpin, Chukwudumebi Onwuamaegbu aka Evans, who has pleaded
guilty to the charge of kidnapping and was remanded by court in the
prison.
Reports said the
Christians, whose numerical strength could not be ascertained, were in the
prison on a Sunday, just few weeks after Evans was remanded and after
routine checks, they demanded to pray for the notorious kidnap
suspect. It was reliably learned that prison officials reluctantly
agreed to their request and later brought the suspect to them.
Events took a dramatic
turn immediately Evans saw the Christians with their bibles and scapulars as he
was said to have made desperate request for a bible. The bewildered
preachers quickly obliged him with a new bible which he clutched intimately
like a new born baby and thanked them profusely for the gift.
The leader of the group
who was visibly happy with the request announced that it was a show of
repentance. Thereafter, they were said to have prayed for him after which he
joyously went back to his private cell in the prison.
- Vanguard
- Vanguard
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