Anambra State Governor, Chukwuma Soludo, has called on citizens and residents to actively support the government’s drive against fake pastors operating in the state.
Soludo made the call in a statement by the Commissioner for Information and Value Reformation, Dr. Law Mefor, on Tuesday in Awka, the state capital
He asked the public to provide credible information on individuals disguising themselves as clergymen while engaging in criminal activities.
According to the commissioner, the Soludo administration has perfected strategies to take the fight directly to the doorsteps of fake pastors and native doctors as part of a broader effort to eradicate criminality and restore sanity across the state.
“The government is calling on Ndi Anambra and all residents of the state with credible information on pastors, churches, or so-called ‘men of God’ involved in criminality, extortion, fraud, deception, or any act that endangers lives and the peace of our communities, to please speak up,” Mefor said.
The commissioner added that the move is part of the Solution Government’s determination to sanitise both traditional worship and religious practices in the state, assuring residents that all information received would be treated with utmost confidentiality to protect informants.
“Let us work together to take back our state from criminals hiding under religion, culture, and tradition,” he said.