As
the Bibles said: “not all who call me Lord, Lord shall inherit the kingdom of
God” Matthew 7:21
So
it was not entirely out of place when a woman many had considered to be a
prayer warrior turned out to be a kidnapper.
Rosemary
Chukwu by many was seen as a prayer warrior; for it is by her prayer habits
many have become uncomfortable.
“She
would shout and scream and make noise while praying. She makes everybody
uncomfortable. That is what everybody knows about her here. This is why we are
still in shock about what she did,” said one of her neighbours at 33, Omo
Ologede area in Majidun, Lagos.
I
said “not entirely out of place” but still very shocking that a woman who many
believed was a child of God turned out to actually be the servant of Satan.
Chukwu
was alleged to have stolen the 7-year old child of her neighbor, Mrs. Gloria
Emeka. Punch News reported that she was caught in the very act by neighbours, but for the timely intervention of security agents she would have been lynched.
A
neighbor living in the same compound, Biola Odunsin, narrated how he in
conjunction with other neighbours, caught Chukwu.
He
said, “It was around 6.30am today (Wednesday), when the mother of the child
raised the alarm that she could not find her son, Emmanuel.
“We
all rallied around her to find out what happened. She informed us that she had
sent him to fetch water from the well in the compound. She raised the alarm
because her son took too long and when she went to the well, she only saw the
empty bucket the boy took there.
“While
we were looking for the child, Rosemary (Chukwu) even came out to join in
searching for the child as well. She was pitying her mother, showing concern
and asking us to check some other parts of the compound.”
It
was said that, Chukwu even suggested to another neighbor to see whether the
child was in another compound not far from the house.
Two
other neighbours even went as far as entering the well where the child was sent
to fetch water.
“We
entered the well to see if the boy fell inside but we found nothing,” they
said.
But
while the search for the child was going on, Chukwu was said to have gone
inside her apartment and came out with a large luggage.
“She
carried the luggage on her head and passed by us as we searched for the child.
She said she needed to drop the bag somewhere and that she would come to join
the search later,” Odunsin said.
But
a suspicious woman, the wife of the landlord of the house, alerted the search
party, telling them to search the bag Chukwu had on her head before she was
allowed to leave.
When
the residents called after her to tell her to bring the bag for a check, she
reportedly began to run. But a moment later, she was caught.
“We
immediately opened the bag and inside was Emmanuel with a cloth used to gag
him. The child would have died because he could not speak again. We tried hard
before we could resuscitate him,” Odunsi explained.
However,
the infuriated neighbours descended on Chukwu and while they were beating her,
she screamed out that they should spare her because she was only a messenger.
“Pastor
Ernest sent me! Please don’t kill me, Pastor Ernest sent me o!” she was
reported to have told the party of residents.
Then
Chukwu took the party to the church of the pastor who she claimed sent her,
which turned out to be Pastor Ernest Nwankwo of the Holy Family Happy Family
Ministry (House of Mercy), Majidun.
One
of the residents who took Chukwu to the church said by the time they got there,
the pastor was nowhere to be found. She was later handed over to the police who
took her away.
There
are Christians and then, there are those who say they are Christians. If you
have to tell me you are a Christian, then maybe you are not.
By
their fruit we shall know them.
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