Enugu Police arrest, arraign a female over alleged fake testimony

By, Chinelo Kodilichukwu, Enugu 

Detectives from the Enugu State Police Command, attached to the Legal Section of the State Criminal Investigation Department (CID), on February 1, 2025, arrested a 32-year-old suspect, Loveth Helen Alo, following a petition alleging that she falsely claimed ownership of a five-bedroom duplex located at WTC Estate, Enugu. 

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In a press statement sent by the Police public relations officer Enugu State command, Daniel Ndukwe said that She allegedly presented the property as hers during a testimony at Zion Prayer Ministry Movement Outreach in Lagos, Nigeria.

The suspect was seen in a viral video testifying at a Zion Ministry program, claiming that God had blessed her with the acquisition of the said property.

Footage of the building was displayed in the church during her testimony. In another viral video, she allegedly stated that she had purchased the house for two hundred million Naira (N200,000,000.00).

During interrogation, the suspect confessed to the crime, admitting that she acted alone. She was arraigned today, March 11, 2025, before the Enugu North Magisterial District Court on a five-count charge, including obtaining by false pretense with intent to defraud, defamation of character, and attempting to commit a felony by trying to sell the property. She was granted bail, and the case was adjourned to April 9, 2025, for further hearing.