Detectives from the Enugu State Police Command, attached to the Legal Section of the State Criminal Investigation Department, (CID), have arrested a female suspect for allegedly giving a false testimony in church.
The Command’s spokesperson, SP Daniel Ndukwe, who disclosed this on Tuesday, said the the suspect, 32-year-old Loveth Helen Alo, was arraigned today, March 11, 2025, before the Enugu North Magisterial District Court.
Ndukwe said Alo was arrested
on February 1, 2025 following a petition alleging that she falsely claimed ownership of a five-bedroom duplex located at WTC Estate, Enugu. She allegedly presented the property as hers during a testimony at Zion Prayer Ministry Movement Outreach in Lagos, Nigeria.
The suspect was seen in a viral video testifying at a Zion Ministry program, claiming that God had blessed her with the acquisition of the said property. Footage of the building was displayed in the church during her testimony. In another viral video, she allegedly stated that she had purchased the house for two hundred million Naira (N200,000,000.00).
During interrogation, the suspect confessed to the crime, admitting that she acted alone. She was arraigned on a five-count charge, including obtaining by false pretence with intent to defraud, defamation of character, and attempting to commit a felony by trying to sell the property.
Ndukwe said she was granted bail, and the case was adjourned to April 9, 2025, for further hearing.
