By Okechukwu Okechukwu
Anambra State government, Thursday, demolished the Mountain of Holy Ghost Intervention Deliverance Ministries, the church owned by Prophet Chukwuemeka Ohanamere popularly known as Odumeje.
The church located at Bida Road by Modebe Avenue, Fegge Onitsha, was demolished alongside shops, and other buildings within the vicinity, while the joint security team supervised the exercise.
That was even as a viral video showed the security team manhandling the fiery pastor at the end of the exercise.
But explaining the reason behind the demolition, the Press Secretary to Governor Chukwuma Soludo, Mr Christian Aburime, described the demolished buildings as illegal structures, adding that they previously instructed the owners to remove them.
"Following expiration of the more than two months notice beginning from April 2022 served on developers and building owners who built several illegal structures along the waterway in Fegge and environs within Onitsha, Anambra state government has begun demolition of such structures.
"The exercise which is being carried out by a joint government task force, commenced the exercise from Bida Road by Modebe Avenue, Fegge Onitsha. The affected buildings include Mountain of Holy Ghost Intervention Deliverance Ministries, shops and other perimeter fences. The structures were marked since April, 2022 and all developers and building owners were served notice to remove such illegal structures," he added.