The Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Information in Bayelsa state, Freston Akpor has disclosed the names of nine pastors arrested for defiling lockdown order.
Freston, who is also a member of the task force in the State, added that the pastors would soon be charged to court.
He said “These pastors caught flouting lockdown orders are being detained at the police headquarters in the State and would be charged to court for alleged violation of the COVID-19 law.
Names Of 9 Pastors Arrested For Flouting Lockdown
The Pastors were arrested on Sunday, May 3, by the Bayelsa State Task Force on COVID-19.
They included P. B. Barima of the Methodist Church, Obogoro, Timi Aaron of Believers Love World, Akenfa, Adaba Glory of Saint Paul Healing Church, and Chris Ezene of God’s Grace Salvation Ministry, Obogoro.
Others arrested are Plus B. James of Prophetic Grace Love Ministry, Opolo; Alfred Munemune of Halleluyah Deliverance Ministries International; Daniel Owi, Winners Chapel, Obogoro; Sardauna Oguta, All for Christ Zion Church, Akenfa 3; and Tony Justice Samugba, New Covenant Tabernacle Ministry also of Akenfa 3.
Meanwhile, a breakdown released by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, NCDC showed that Bayelsa state had five cases of persons infected by Coronavirus as at midnight May 3 as Lagos state top the chart with over 1000 cases.