Prophet Escapes Lynching During Crusade For Using Fake Prophecy To Dupe Women

KINGSLEY EBERE 

A self-acclaimed cleric, Prophet Uwem Mokette and his pregnant mistress, Miss Mary John, escaped lynching for stage-managing crusade on the street and using fake prophecy to obtain properties from women by way of sowing seed as he was exposed by one of his victims he had earlier duped somewhere else in Lagos State. 

P.M.EXPRESS reports that the incident happened at Ogunde Street, Ejigbo area of Lagos.

On the fateful day, during the crusade while dishing out prophecies, one of the victims he had earlier duped elsewhere in another crusade, sighted him, raised alarm and informed those present that they were fraudsters.

The 35-year old Prophet Mokette and Mary were held while two other members of their gang managed to escape. While they were being tortured and almost set ablaze, a team of Police officers from Ejigbo Division raced to the scene, rescued and detained them at the station for interrogation.

Following their arrest, those he had already duped elsewhere and those he had already convinced to deposit their phones as seeds during the crusade went to the station and told the Police how they were duped by the suspects in the same manner.

After interrogation and hearing revelations from the victims, the Police found them culpable and charged them before the Ejigbo Magistrate Court for the alleged crime.

The charges read:

“That you, Uwem Mokette, Mary John  and two others now at large did on November, 2024 at Ogunde Street in the  Ejigbo Magisterial District, did conspire to commit felony to wit stealing, thereby committed an offence punishable under Section 411 of the Criminal law of Lagos State, 2015.”

COUNT II :” That you, Uwem Mokette, Mary John and others now at large at same place, time and date in the aforementioned Magisterial District, did steal one iPhone 12 Promax value yet unknown, property of one Ayomide Abiodun f,  one Samsung phone A05  property of Shegbesan Damilola, one itel Phone valued N170,000, property of one Olubajo Balikis, collected cash sum of N455,000 from Adedokun Esther T, one Itel phone valued N12,000 cash of N5, 000 from one Adeola Ayomide f, one iphone XR valued N500,000 from one Adedoyin Adejat, f , sum of N25.000 from one Abdulgayar Karimo f, one Techno POP valued N150,000 property of one Umeji Amalachukwu T, one infinix phone valued N250,000 and cash of 187,000 property of Rosemary Eke, one Techno phone and Iphone valued yet unknown property of Fausat Adeniil ‘T, cash sum of N400,000 from Abibat Sanusi ‘F under the pretence of giving them new brand Samsung phone and N600,000 cash each and knowing same representation to be false and thereby committed an offence punishable under Section 314 of the Criminal law of Lagos State of Nigeria 2015.”

Count III:”That you, Umem Mokette ‘m’, on the same date, time and place, in the aforementioned Magisterial District, did forge deed of power of attorney dated 13th June, 2025, which you give one Abihat Sanusi, which you used to obtain the sum of N400,000 from her and thereby committed an offence punishable under Section 372 of the Criminal law of Lagos State of Nigersa 2015.”

Count IV:”That you Umem Mokette ‘m’, Mary John ‘f’ and one other at large, on the same date, time and place, in the aforementioned Magisterial District, did conduct yourself in a manner likely to cause breach of peace by causing nuisance in a public place by organizing fake crusade and thereby committed an offence punishable under Section 168 (d) of the Cryminal law of Lagos State of Nigeria 2015.”

However, they pleaded not guilty.

The prosecutor, Inspector Simeon Njue, then asked the Court to give a date for hearing since they pleaded not guilty to enable the Police to prove that they actually committed the alleged offence.

The Presiding Magistrate, Mr. T.A. Popoola, granted them bail in the sum of N500,000 with two sureties in like sum, who must show evidence of means of livelihood and tax payment while addresses will be verified by the Court.

The matter was adjourned till 7th October, 2025, for mention while the defendants were remanded in custody at the correctional center at Kirikiri town, Lagos, pending when they will perfect their bail conditions.