Pastor Kidnaps, brutalises RSTV staff in Port Harcourt

By Tina Amanda

One Glorious Abel, an Operational Director with Rivers State Television (RSTV), has cried out for justice, over the brutal beating he received from security officers attached to one Prophet U.O Miracle of Dynamic Flame of Fire Ministries YKC, Woji, Port Harcourt, on Wednesday night.

According to report, the cleric and the security operatives is alleged to have
whisked the victim away to an unknown destination and tortured him for reducing his program airing time on television.

Narrating his ordeal, Abel said the programme sent to the station by the Pastor, which was about thirty-eight (38) minutes was above the station’s normal airing time and he had to cut out some part in order to accommodate other programmes.

He disclosed further that after airing Prophet Miracle’s programme, hours later at about 10pm, the pastor drove into RSTV premises alongside some security officers and through the help of a station guard he was beaten up and whisked away to an unknown destination where he was severely tortured.

“Last night a terrible thing happened I was on duty working when Prophet Miracle sent his program to me through his boy to the station.

“When he came i checked the program timing and it was thirty-eight (38) minutes and it’s above the normal airing time, to accommodate other programs I had to cut out some part of the program.

“When the program was being aired, the part I cut did not show on the television, the pastor tried to reach me but he could not because prior to this time I have already blocked his line on my phone due to the constant disturbances I do get from him.

“At about 10 pm thereabout, the Pastor instructed one his boys to use his phone to call me and asked me to come meet him outside my work place, which I declined telling him it’s late to leave my office work environment at such hour.

“While I was still on duty working, I heard a knock on the office window and it was one of the RSTV guards, who told me to open the office entrance gate that the acting General Manager want him to pick something for him from the reception stand.

“I asked the security guard to tell me what exactly the thing he wants to pick so I can get it for him, but he insisted that he is the security guard on duty I should open the office entrance gate for him.

“I opened the entrance gate to him on trust as an RSTV guard, the moment I opened the door he signaled the Pastor who came down from his car with some armed Force men. They descend on me immediately hitting me with their guns.

“They whisked me away to an unknown destination and gave me a brutal torture, I was stripped off my clothes, laid on the floor and was flogged mercilessly. After the torture around 3am early hours of today they brought me back and dump me at RSTV gate,” Abel stated.

He, however, demanded for justice for the unjust treatment and brutality melted out on him by the Pastor and security officers.

Effort made by our correspondent to reach Prophet U.O Miracle, of Dynamic Flame of Fire Ministries YKC, Woji, Port Harcourt, on phone was not successful, as his phone line was switched off.