Reports have it that Eight Nigerians were on Tuesday arraigned in Cambodia for allegedly using the MFM church premises to deal in illicit drugs.
The names of accused are:
Nnamezie Victor, 30; Francis Nnamdi, 30; Sunday Nwabuisi, 31; Tony Mmaduka Chukwuonye, 34; Okorom Kizito, 35; Favour Nnabuife Okorom, 36; Maduka Simon Ukandu, 37; and Izuchukwu Chukwuma, 40.
Also charged along with them is a Cambodian, 25yrs old Mon Vinyong.
The Nigerians may face life imprisonment if found guilty by the Phnom Penh Municipal Court, in a case that began in January last year.
A verdict is expected next month (September) following a final trial last week.
Reacting to the claim that the Cambodian branch of MFM was used to trade in drugs, Chairman of MFM Media Committee Worldwide, Oladele Bank-Olemoh, told Punch that the accused were not members of the church.
He said linking the men to the church is an attempt to drag the name of the church through the mud.
“The MFM church is not shut down. Our pastor is there and he’s busy in the ministry. Those arrested are not members of the church. They are neither our missionaries nor workers in the church. The MFM church is the only African church in Cambodia that many black people attend.
“You know the country is a Muslim country. This could be a vendetta against the church. This case (of alleged drug trafficking) happened in 2014. The church was searched and nothing was found, though arrests were made outside the church. We employed a lawyer to prove the church’s innocence,” Bank-Olemoh said.
According to The Cambodia Daily, during the hearing, Vinyong claimed that she received mobile phone boxes from Chukwuonye in 2014 but did not know the boxes were filled with drugs.
The Cambodian publication noted that the eight Nigerians “operated out of the Mountain of Fire and Miracles Ministries Church in Meanchey district in 2014 and early 2015.”
The court heard that the pair became friends after meeting at the church.
“At the end of October and early November, I delivered the goods 2 or 3 times, and in December I delivered one more time,” she said, adding that she was paid $100 per day for acting as a courier.
Also charged along with them is a Cambodian, 25yrs old Mon Vinyong.
The Nigerians may face life imprisonment if found guilty by the Phnom Penh Municipal Court, in a case that began in January last year.
A verdict is expected next month (September) following a final trial last week.
Reacting to the claim that the Cambodian branch of MFM was used to trade in drugs, Chairman of MFM Media Committee Worldwide, Oladele Bank-Olemoh, told Punch that the accused were not members of the church.
He said linking the men to the church is an attempt to drag the name of the church through the mud.
“The MFM church is not shut down. Our pastor is there and he’s busy in the ministry. Those arrested are not members of the church. They are neither our missionaries nor workers in the church. The MFM church is the only African church in Cambodia that many black people attend.
“You know the country is a Muslim country. This could be a vendetta against the church. This case (of alleged drug trafficking) happened in 2014. The church was searched and nothing was found, though arrests were made outside the church. We employed a lawyer to prove the church’s innocence,” Bank-Olemoh said.
According to The Cambodia Daily, during the hearing, Vinyong claimed that she received mobile phone boxes from Chukwuonye in 2014 but did not know the boxes were filled with drugs.
The Cambodian publication noted that the eight Nigerians “operated out of the Mountain of Fire and Miracles Ministries Church in Meanchey district in 2014 and early 2015.”
The court heard that the pair became friends after meeting at the church.
“At the end of October and early November, I delivered the goods 2 or 3 times, and in December I delivered one more time,” she said, adding that she was paid $100 per day for acting as a courier.
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