Eight Anambra Pastors Arraigned for Fake Miracle Fraud

Eight pastors have been arraigned before the High Court of Anambra State in Awka on charges related to staging fake miracles and violating state security laws. The clerics were remanded in custody following their court appearance on Friday, with their cases adjourned until June 15, 2026, for hearing and consideration of bail applications.

The state’s Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice, Tobechukwu Nweke, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria, is leading the prosecution. The defendants were brought to the court by operatives of the state security outfit, Agunechemba, led by the Special Adviser to the Governor on Security, Ken Emeakayi.

According to the charges, the pastors are accused of hiring individuals to act out fake healings and deliverances, commonly referred to as "arrangee miracles," and of using places of worship to commit crimes. The prosecution alleges they received financial rewards from the public through these purported supernatural acts. The charges have been filed under the Anambra State Homeland Security Law, 2025, and the Advance Fee Fraud and Other Fraud Related Offences Act.

Documents filed with the court reportedly include video-recorded confessions by the...