Encomium
‘I’m glad authorities in Abuja have confirmed the authenticity of the membership of the first Boko Haram member’
Another member of the dreaded Boko Haram sect allegedly confessed at Prophet T.B. Joshua’s Synagogue Church Of All Nations on Sunday, May 11, 2014, stating that he was being paid N2 million to bomb churches.
Nearing the end of the service, when Joshua’s wise men were ministering deliverance, an aggressive young man dressed in a shabby suit was ushered forward. “I am one of the Boko Haram,” the man declared to the wise man, clearly under an unusual influence. “They said they would give me N2 million if I blew up a church,” the man continued upon questioning as to how he joined the infamous group of insurgents. “Every church would be N2 million. They said they would give me big house and a wife.”
Boko Haram has been the focus of huge international media attention following their claiming responsibility for the kidnapping of over 200 girls several weeks ago at Government Girls Secondary School, Chibok Borno State.
Queried as to why he came to the church, the man stated, “I have been hearing of T.B. Joshua, that is why I came here.” The wise man then prayed for the man who fell to the ground, before being declared free from the ‘evil spirit’.
Several minutes later, T.B. Joshua himself returned to the service simply clad in jeans and a T-shirt. “I was in the prayer room when I heard the deliverance going on and listened to the confession of this guy. What he was confessing is mind-boggling,” the cleric told the congregation.
Bringing the man back before the congregation, Joshua questioned him further as to how he was initiated into the sect. “My name is Hosea Bulus,” the man began. “They gave me blood; they gave me charms. I took it with my food.”
According to Bulus, upon taking the diabolic ‘blood’, the urge to kill and destroy entered him.” If you talk to me, I will fight you very well,” he confessed.
Joshua told the congregation that the battle was more spiritual than physical. “One thing you must know we are fighting evil spirits that steal, kill and destroy. Let us not fight our neighbours.”
He insisted the problem was not a Muslim-Christian issue. “They are using that name as a camouflage, as a cover up,” he stated, adding that no one could bring himself to killing innocent lives without being under the influence of an ‘evil spirit’.
Joshua then prayed for the man, who fell to his knees and immediately complained that he wanted to visit the toilet.
The popular pastor reminded the congregation of the well-publicized deliverance of an alleged Boko Haram member named ‘Mustapha’ two months ago at The SCOAN. He said he came to bomb the church with four accomplices.
He explained that authorities in Abuja have certified the authenticity of his confession, contrary to the statement released by Lagos State Police Commissioner Umar Manko, who initially dismissed the claim.
“At the beginning, they said it’s not true. But the authorities in Abuja confirmed that he is truly a Boko Haram member. They are following it up.”
The cleric concluded by stating he would not ask any further questions publicly so as not to undermine the intelligence Hosea would be able to provide to the relevant authorities. Several minutes later, the man was shown excreting some blackish substances following the prayer.
– FEMI OYEWALE
