ICC Note:
Pastor Ejimozor Williams recently reported that he was blinded after being tortured by Nigerian government officials in 2014. Pastor Williams explains that security officials raided his house looking for a boy that Pastor Williams was watching and who was accused of using counterfeit money to defraud people. Security officials couldn’t find the boy, but they found counterfeit money and accused Pastor Williams of participating in defrauding others. After several weeks of interrogation, he was transferred to prison where he endured a migraine before his vision went black. Now, Pastor Williams cannot work or help support his family.
3/10/2017 Nigeria (Christian Today) – A Christian pastor in Nigeria lost his eyesight after law enforcers tortured him after accusing him of using counterfeit money, a charge he flatly denied.
Ejimozor Williams, 46, a pastor of Gracious and Mercy Prophetic International Church in the town of Egbeda in Ayobo state, shared the horrifying experience he faced at the hands of Department of State Services (DSS) agents back in 2014 after he was accused of using fake bills.
He told the Nigerian news site The Punch that he was detained for weeks. He said government security agents also badly tortured him, causing him to lose hist eyesight.
His woes started after the agents raided his home in May 2014, looking for a “houseboy” named Chukwujekwu. Williams was letting Chukwujekwu live in his home, but after seeing the agents, he immediately fled.
The “houseboy” was accused of defrauding local residents by using fake currency, according to Pulse. But since he was already gone, the blame fell on Williams.
 
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