Latest On Pastor Sign Fireman's Alleged Ritual Murder Case

Lagos - The controversy trailing the killing of a 12-year-old girl in Lagos for alleged ritual purposes by an 18 years old boy is still generating dust. Anyway, the State Criminal Investigation Department, Yaba, Lagos State, has in their wisdom released popular pastor, Dr. Sign Fireman, on bail.

 Pastor Fireman, whose real name is Ofuche Ukoha, was arrested last Tuesday after an 18-year-old suspect, Ikechukwu Egbo, implicated him.
He was arrested for alleged murder but was released on Saturday by orders from above.

Ikechukwu Egbo, who was arrested for raping and killing a 12-year-old girl, Bose Ogoja, in the Badagry area of Lagos, had claimed that he did so under the instruction of Pastor Fireman.

He had said, “I attend Perfect Christianity Mission Headquarters around Ketu Street, Aguda, but I live with my parents in Badagry. I just finished secondary school and I have been very broke. So, I approached Pastor Sign Fireman for money, but he told me that I should strangulate a little girl.

“He explained that while strangulating the girl, she would pass out faeces in the throes of death. The pastor said I should obtain the faeces and bring it to him. He said if I could do this, he would give me N100,000.

“So, on December 30, 2013, I approached a young girl, Bose Ogoja. Her mother sells food in Badagry and I usually patronise them, so she trusted me. I told the girl that I wanted to show her something and she should follow me. I took her to an abandoned NITEL building and locked the door.

“I pressed her neck tightly and she passed out faeces. I was however not able to get the faeces because I was caught before I could escape.”

An officer at the SCID confirmed Pastor Fireman's release:

He added that he did not know why Fireman was released, “I do not know why he was released. We just got a directive from above that he should be released on bail.”

Pastor Fireman had consistently denied the boy during interrogation.