Emmanuel Adeyemi, a self-proclaimed prophet, has been arrested by the police in Lagos State after 28 persons were allegedly found chained in his apartment in the Oke-Ira, Ogba area of the state.
According to Punch newspaper, operatives from Area G command, Ogba stormed Olamidun Close, Oke-Ira, where the suspect lived, on Friday and found the victims chained in several rooms.
According to reports, the victims comprised of 15 adults and 13 teenagers, were discovered after a neighbour gave the police a tip-off that a 17-year-old boy, Toba Adeyemi, who happened to be the suspect’s son, was chained in a room.
It was learnt that the police stormed the house at about 12pm and found Toba, they also discovered 27 others in a similar condition.
A police source in Area G, Ogba, said, “The report we initially received was that a boy, Toba (Adeyemi), was being chained down by his father, a self-proclaimed prophet, in the estate.
“But when we got there, it was more than just the boy. There were 27 others chained in various rooms in the apartment.
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