Horror in Enugu as Prophet allegedly kills 4 children of same parents 

By, Chinelo Kodilichukwu Enugu

The spiritual leader of Light of God Synagogue Church, Echezema Ibagwa-aka in Igbo-Eze  South local government area of Enugu State , Prophet Chinedu Ezedike Solomon accused of killing four children of the same parents.

Solomon whose story has gone viral that he allegedly killed the children of his church members, has denied any knowledge of the murder and called for unbiased proper investigation into what transpired on the fateful day, May 16, 2025.

Prophet Ezedike,who spoke to journalists at the premises of Enugu North Magistrate Court, Enugu before he was sent back to prison custody, explained that he was not around the very day the incident occurred but went to a customary court with his Lawyer and a friend.

He vehemently denied that he was not a killer or a ritualist but a Man of God who uses  prayers to deliver people from the spiritual and physical problems.

The suspect noted further that he was set up and appealed to Gov. Peter Mbah of Enugu State, Fr. Ejike Mbaka of the Adoration Ministry, social critic, Very Dark Man and  Brother Chigbo whom he described as a good man of God to intervene to see that Justice is done and the real culprit be found.

He expressed a deep lamentations over the heartless destruction of the Property  he had been blessed with since 30 years he had been serving God . 

He stressed that his worry was not all about his property that was destroyed but that his concern is to know what happened to the children who were killed.

According to him, he started his spiritual work at the age of ten and for over thirty (30) years, God has been using him and wondered how all of a sudden he became a killer and a ritualist.

To cut the story of his ordeal short, he said that before he was moved from Ibagwa to Area Command at Nsukka and later to Enugu Police Headquarters, his place was thoroughly searched but the only thing found in his house was a candle and a bottle of Olive Oil.

He pointed out that nothing indicting or incriminating was found on him, hence his appeal that a proper investigation be carried out to get to the truth of the saga.

“What I am begging Nigerians is to help me so that the truth of what actually transpired will come to light because I know I am being manipulated and Set Up for Murder.  

“The killer or killers of the innocent children must be unveiled if God has called me. The death of the children was a trap to set me up to damage my reputation and the reputation of the church.

“I am pleading with Gov. Mbah to look into the case.  I am also begging Fr. Mbaka to intervene because this is the image of the church that is being damaged.  Anyone that is not affected today could be affected tomorrow.

“I am also pleading with the Very Dark Man and Bro. Chigbo to intervene, he is a real man of God. Let the truth come to light.  

“I am not a politician and if someone is not into politics, he should not be killed.  What I do is prayer.  Police have done investigation and they know that I did not do anything,” he appealed while pleading his innocence.

Explaining how he came in contact with Mr. Chinonso Ezema whose children were killed, he said that they had problem of their male children not living beyond one month after birth before they died.  

He said that it was prayers and three days of dry fasting that made them to have two male children that survived. . He said that they had been with him for eight years since he delivered them from their family problem.

He said that because of the miracle God wrought, their parents named their first son after his name, Chinedu so that they will constantly remember the man that helped them when they were in distress.

The Prophet further explained how he also met the person whom the parents are accusing of killing their children, Chukwuma Eze from Ede Obala in Nsukka local government. 

According to him, Chukwuma ‘s mother had a kidney problem and her stomach protruded and that she was taken to many big hospitals to no avail but with holy water and Olive Oil and prayers,  within three months the woman regained herself and that was how Chukwuma and his family started coming to his church.

He equally disclosed that at a stage, the Ezemas started coming to be sleeping in his church because robbers were terrorizing them and that it was like that the family of Chukwuma Eze and Chinonso Ezema came to know each other.

The suspect added that as time went on, Chinonso and Chukwuma started having issues of space to sleep in the Church and were often quarrelling thereby making the Ezema family to suspect that it was Chukwuma that killed their four children.

Asked if he believed that it was Chukwuma who disappeared since that day  the children were killed that killed the children, Prophet Solomon said he would not know and can not swear that it was he but said that no one could know what is in the heart of man but only God .

He rather linked his set up and his ordeal to his soiled relationship with the traditional ruler of Amebo, Ibagwa, Igwe Hyacinth Eze whom he had issue of land with.

He said that he bought many plots of land from Igwe ‘s family members and that the matter has  gone to court and that since then they had become enemies.

Solomon, however accused Igwe Eze of being capable of colluding with the Chairman of Igbo-Eze South local government area, Ugo Ferdinand Ugwueze, who demolished his property when the incident came up claiming that it was Gov. Mbah that ordered the demolition of his property.

He accused the chairman of collusion with Igwe because it was the chairman who allegedly blocked attempts made to find Chukwuma who is being accused by the children’s parents of killing them.

He pointedly accused the chairman of blocking even the family of Chukwuma Eze from coming to see him in Police Station at Ibagwa Aka among other things.

Asked to comment on the development in his community, Igwe Hyacinth Eze said he was traveling and could not talk about the incident.  I am going to the airport.  I am traveling and I don’t know when I am coming back,” he said.

On his part, the local government chairman, Ugwueze, said that he is not surprised that Prophet Solomon is claiming innocence or not guilty.  

“I am a lawyer, even if I am his lawyer, I’ll tell him to plead innocent.  Many have been lodging complaints on him.  The complaints are too many.  People have been coming to complain.  I didn’t know him but people have been coming with complaints of fraud and all what not.

“Why are you coming now?  I have spoken to many newsmen and the story is everywhere.  Anyway, if you want to see me, you can come to my office,” the chairman said on phone.