“Food prepared with Indian hemp gives me inspiration” – Pastor Ezeigbo

The General Overseer of a Pentecostal Church
in Owerri, Imo state, was recently nabbed by
men of the Imo State police Command for his
alleged involvement in various kidnappings in
the state.
Pastor Clement Ezeigbo, who is currently
cooling his heels in the police Anti Kidnap
Unit of the state police command, shocked the
detectives when a bundle of Indian hemp was
found in his church.
However, Ezeigbo told the police that, "I don't
know anything about kidnapping but I am the
owner of the Indian hemp (Igbo) but the good
thing is that I don't smoke it, I use it to
prepare my food. I enjoy eating food prepared
with Indian hemp."
"I don't think there is anything wrong when
you use Indian hemp to prepare your food; it
gives inspiration and it makes one have sober
reflection and that is why I recommend it to
my Church members. I preach to my members
against smoking it but I encourage them to
cook their food with hemp.
"Some of my members do prepare some
delicacies with it, which they serve me. I love
Indian hemp because after eating Indian
hemp, it gives me inspiration,
then when I mount the pulpit, you will notice
the efficacy of hemp."
On how the police found the
hidden India hemp, the Ezeigbo said, "on the
fateful day, I was in my Church, praying when
the police stormed the place, claiming they
were looking for some kidnappers, who used
to hide their victims near my Church. I told
them that I was not aware of the hideouts of
kidnappers. You see, it was while searching my
Church that they saw the Indian hemp. Well, I
did not
deny ownership of the hemp, it belongs to me;
I love it.
"Let any man show me where it was
written in the bible that thou should not cook
with Indian hemp."
The state Commissioner of Police, Mr.
Mohammed Katsina, told CrimeWatch that
some kidnappers were living beside the
Church. He said some victims were rescued by
the police, who stormed the scene. Katsina
said the pastor and other accomplices took to
their heels on sighting the police. He said the
police were able to arrest the pastor.
According to him, when a search was
conducted on the Church premises, a bundle
of Indian hemp was recovered. The CP added
that the police were on the trail of the runaway
kidnappers, who escaped arrest.