Church asks police to enforce Supreme Court judgment

A faction of the Assemblies of God Church loyal to the leadership of Rev. Chidi Okoroafor, has asked the Inspector General of Police, Mr. Ibrahim Idris to enforce the Supreme Court judgement and allow it regain possession of its secretariat in Enugu.

The Apex Court had made a pronouncement, dismissing the application brought by ‘sacked’ General Superintendent of the church, Rev. Paul Emeka.

While speaking with the newsmen in Lagos, counsel to the church, Monday Ubani urged the police to enforce the judgment of the Supreme Court, by opening the locked up church headquarters.

Ubani who is also a member of the church stated that it is worrisome that Rev. Emeka who was ‘sacked’ by the court is still parading himself as the General Superintendent of the church, while still occupying the church properties.

“I implore the Inspector General of Police, Mr. Ibrahim Idris to carry out the judgment of the Supreme Court by letting the Church repossess the Secretariat of AG Nigeria in Enugu and vacate all other properties scattered all over Nigeria, which he has sat upon based upon the erroneous judgment of the State High Court, Enugu, which the Court of Appeal and Supreme Court have all nullified.

“We do not want a breakdown of law and order in the church. As a foremost Pentecostal Church in Nigeria, we cannot be seen to employ unorthodox method in resolving what rightfully belongs to them.

“More intriguing is the foot dragging and prevarication of the Nigerian Police to let us take back our secretariat from Rev. Paul Emeka. We would have taken possession of all our properties in his custody all this while but for the intervention of Police authorities, who advised the church to allow the Supreme Court to deliver its judgment.

“Now that this judgment has been delivered dismissing the appeal of Rev. Paul Emeka, what appellate options is the Police waiting for? We refuse to think that the Nigerian Police is protecting a dismissed church member and leader while leaving the church itself unprotected,”he stated.