The Ondo State Police Command on Monday paraded a prophet alleged to have attempted to abduct one Omosaye Segun in Okitipupa Local Government Area of the state.

The suspect, Prophet Godwin Ayenugha, a founder of a C&S Church in Igbokoda was arrested along side his accomplice, Ibukun Adetigba.

State Commissioner of Police, Gbenga Adeyanju while parading the suspect and 11 others in Akure, said the prophet was the spiritual father of the victim.

According to him, the Prophet had earlier claimed he saw a vision that Segun would be kidnapped, saying that the suspect sent text messages to him through his accomplice that they were coming to kidnap him.

The police commissioner said  Segun had first been kidnapped by unknown gunmen for two months before he regained his freedom early this year from his abductors.

He said “On September 26,2018 One Omosaye Segun of Okitipupa who was kidnapped by unknown gunmen on Nov.30,2017  but regained his freedom on Jan.5,2018 received text messages from his abductors.

“Claiming that they were responsible for his kidnap, and that they were coming back to kidnap him again and if they eventually kidnap him, they were going to kill him.

 “On receipt of this complaint, detectives swung into action and through intelligence gathering, arrested one Ibukun Adetigba and Prophet Godwin Ayenugha, a founder of a Church in Igbokoda,”

Adeyanju, said that the Tecno Handset that was used in sending the text messages was recovered from them.

He said the suspects confessed to have sent the text messages but denied their involvement in the abduction of the victim.

Speaking to reporters, Prophet Ayenugha who confessed to be Segun’s spiritual father said that he just collided with Adetigha to get money from the victim due to economical and hardship.

He said “I don’t know anything about his abduction that happened last year but I only told Adetigha to send scaring text messages to him so that he can come to me for help being his spiritual father.

“Actually I have collected N150,000 from him concerning the text messages and I gave Adetigha N25,000.