Ebonyi State Home of Meeting has banned all types of crusades on religious cleaning and witchcraft deliverance via prophecies by clerics in Izzi Clan.
At its plenary yesterday on the Meeting advanced, Nkaliki, the lawmakers mentioned situations of crusades for religious cleaning and witchcraft deliverance in Izzi clan had turn into disturbing.
In a movement introduced earlier than the Home by the member representing Izzi West State Constituency, Hon.
Godwin Abiri, he mentioned the apply had threatened lives, led to the destruction of property, and triggered looting and lawlessness within the constituency.
Hon Abiri expressed disappointment over the breakdown of legislation and order in Agharaoza Village, Ndi-Ebo Ezzainyimagu, within the Izzi native authorities space, following the prophecies and different actions of a specific prophet.
He defined that the youths of Agharaoza Village had introduced the prophet to the neighborhood for a religious cleaning to expel witches and wizards from the neighborhood.
“On that fateful day, the prophet prophesised that one Chief John Ekpono and others tied the destinies of the youths, which was the explanation, none of them is progressing, whereas Ekpono and his youngsters are the one wealthy individuals.
“This prophecy ignited a critical breakdown of legislation and order within the village because the youths went on a rampage, destroying Chief Ekpono’s homes and that of his three wives and looting all his property, together with money.
“The roads resulting in the village had been blocked, and ditches dug, to forestall motion of individuals, out and in of the village.
“It took the well timed intervention of the council chairman, Barr Steve Nwankpa, to save lots of Ekpono and all his members of the family as he ensured his rescue from the rampaging youths,” the lawmaker mentioned.
Abiri mentioned whereas Ekpono is presently taking refuge in Abakaliki, the state capital, a few of the suspected youths had been arrested by the police however regretted that the whereabouts of the prophet and his members had been unknown.
“Faux prophets have taken benefit of the individuals’s gullibility to instigate disaster within the land. Such a barbaric act has been a tragic incidence in so many communities of Izzi Clan. Mr Speaker, my colleagues, if pressing steps aren’t taken to cease all these pretend prophets of doom, who capitalise on the gullibility of our individuals to wreak havoc in our communities, their actions will carry extra hurt than good and trigger the breakdown of legislation and order in our communities.
“Mr. Speaker, I rise to maneuver a movement that pretend prophets, together with prophecy, be banned henceforth all through the three native authorities areas of Izzi land. Any village or neighborhood which can want to have interaction within the exercise of any pastor henceforth should get the approval of the native authorities chairman, coordinators of DCs, city union presidents and paperwork duly signed by the village head and the stakeholders earlier than such campaign or prayers might be allowed to carry,” he mentioned.
Different members of the Home supported the movement.
The speaker, Hon Odanwu put the movement to a voice vote, and it was unanimously handed.
Odanwu, after that, directed the clerk of the Home, Mrs. Edene Blessing, to put in writing a memo speaking the Home’s resolution to the suitable authorities.
