Nigeria: 'Prophet', Two Others Arrested With Heavy Weapons, Stolen Items in Ibadan

4 August 2012

Ibadan — The long white robe with a sign of cross at the front that Tunde Adeyinka had on when paraded at the Oyo State Police Command, Eleyele, Ibadan reminds one of Brother Jero in Wole Soyinka's Trials of Brother Jero. In fact, it would not be an overstatement to nickname him 'three in one'.

Or,how else would you describe someone who performs the role of a prophet, a traditional ruler and an Alfa. With the way he looks, you can hardly resist saying amen, if he says God bless you and with some Arabic words and some calabashes of black soap, he can easily hoodwink his victims.

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