38-year old “prophetess”, Nnenna James, is presently cooling her heels at Kirikiri prison, Lagos. Her crime? failing to deliver on a deliverance and cleansing she did for a client which yielded no results.
The victim, Theresa Johnson was said to have paid Nnenna, N570,000 to carry out the deliverance and cleansing. Soon after, the expected result was not forthcoming and Theresa sensed that something was amiss.
After several unsuccessful attempts to get her money back, she had no choice but to raise alarm and call the authorities, who picked up the prophetess, Nnenna and proceeded to detain her.
PM News Reports:
The accused, whose church is located along the Lagos-Abeokuta Expressway, Lagos State, western Nigeria, was arraigned at the Ejigbo Magistrates’ Court for fraud and stealing under the Criminal Code.
Apart from allegedly defrauding Theresa to the tune of over half a million naira, the prophetess also collected Theresa’s gold necklace worth N50,000 from her.
It was gathered that the prophetess told her that before she could get a husband and bear a child, she will undergo deliverance so that she will be purified.
She asked her to pay the money and gave her time frame during which she will get a husband and bear her own child.
The prophetess also asked her to pay the money with which she would buy spiritual materials for the prayer.
When her desire to have a husband and child did not materialize as the prophetess promised, she demanded a refund. When the prophetess refused, she went to Idimu Police Division and reported the matter.
The prophetess was arrested and charged to court, where she pleaded not guilty.
The presiding magistrate, Mrs. M.B. Folami granted her bail in the sum of N200,000 with two sureties in like sum.
She was remanded in prison custody pending when she will perfect her bail condition.
The matter was adjourned till 16 July 2014.
