15 people chained in an illegal rehabilitation center that also serves as a
church have been rescued by officers attached to the Lagos State Police
Command.
The victims who are between the ages of 19-50 who were rescued from
Blessings of Goodness Healing Church in Isheri Osun community of Egbe Idimu on
Thursday October 31 and have reportedly been chained at the center since 2014
after suffering some health challenges their families thought were spiritual
attacks. Lagos Police spokesman Bala Elkana who confirmed the rescue mission
said a 58-year-old Prophet, Sunday Joseph Ojo and 10 others were arrested. The
Prophet reportedly told the police that he has been in the healing ministry
since 1986 and kept the inmates in chain to prevent their escape.
“Some of the victims were said to have spent five years in the
detention camp. The victims are between ages 19 and 50, males and females. Some
of them where brought by their families to seek spiritual help from mental
illness and other diseases.
