Nigerian Pastor, Nixon Ohizu Arrested In Zimbabwe Over Alleged N700k Bribe
LAGOS AUGUST 29TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A 46-year-old, prominent Nigerian Pastor, in Zimbabwe, Nixon Chibuzor Ohizu, has been arrested for allegedly offering a $2,000(N772,000) bribe to National Railways of Zimbabwe (NRZ) officials.
Nixon who is the head pastor of the Empowerment Ministries Church was accused of offering USD 2,000(N772,000) to two high ranking NRZ officials to reverse the cancellation of a lease agreement between his church and the transport utility, unknown to him that he was being set up.
It is reported that he had met Colonel Nyabambi and Clive Ncube at the NRZ
office on August 7.The two NRZ officials reportedly accepted the bribe
offer and agreed to reverse the cancellation on the lease agreement once he had
delivered the agreed amount.
Upon returning to the office, not knowing that a trap had been set, the pastor
was arrested by the police. The bribe money which was in $100 denominations was
recovered by the police and is currently being kept as an exhibit.
Pastor Ohizu was not asked to plead to the allegations when he appeared before
Magistrate Richard Ramaboa in Harare.He was, however, granted bail of $10, 000
(N3,900,000) and was ordered to surrender his passport.
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on Aug 29 2020. Filed under International, National.
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