A number of Nigerians allege that Reverend King has a strong hold on his members and even manipulates them from prison. He even reportedly sends messages to them for Sunday services.

In her ruling, Justice Oluwatoyin Taiwo, who noted that the prosecution proved that the N10 million was diverted for personal use, found Ponle guilty of the charges.

They forced me to give them my ATM card and take them to different ATM points where they withdrew all the money in my account.

The bank noted that the increase was due to a combination of growth in the topline and a significant reduction in interest expense from N148.5 billion in 2019 to N121.1 billion in 2020.

A resident in Kawaye village who confirmed the development to SaharaReporters said his daughters, Mansura and Sakina were among those abducted.

The health workers and the state government have been at loggerheads over some disagreements regarding payment of salaries and allowances.

The gunmen were said to have arrived the school around 1am and loaded the girls in buses.

Behind it all is drug use. Criminals now ask for ransom in drugs and unless we get to this root cause, we will only be scratching the surface, as the criminalities will continue to flourish.

The Boko Haram struck Pemi village in Borno, only about 20 Kilometres from Chibok, on December 24, 2020, during which the pastor was taken away.