The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has waded into the crisis rocking the Assemblies of God Church as it has begun a probe into the finances of the church over the alleged purchase of N220 million property in Germany by the church.
The probe is sequel to a petition by a faction of the church led by the Assistant General Superintendent, Reverend Chidi Okoroafor, which alleged that the buying of the property was not approved by the church’s authority.
The faction alleged that the property, whose purchase was said to have been completed in 2011, did not exist, adding that its embattled General Superintendent, Professor Paul Emeka had solely engaged in the transaction.
Addressing a press conference in Enugu at the weekend, a faction of the executive committee of the church, the highest ruling organ of the church, said they decided to petition EFCC over the Germany property, following the discovery that funds accruing to the church was used to settle loan obtained for its purchase.
