January 31, (THEWILL) — A Bayelsa-based media consultant, blogger, and traditional practitioner (Woyin spiritualist), Apostle Bodmas Kemepadei, has denied complicity in the death of a young boy in the Amassoma community in the Southern Ijaw Local Government Area of the State.
THEWILL gathered that following the death threat made by the deceased on his life and that of his family members, Apostle Kemepadei traced a young boy to the Amassoma community, arrested the deceased and handed him to the Police following a verbal exchange on social media.
Investigations revealed that during the hot exchange between the two, the deceased was reported to have threatened to shoot dead Kemepadei and his family members with an AK-47 to test the potency of the traditional worshipper.
But Apostle Bodmas Kemepadei, while reacting to the viral claims against him, told newsmen that he only effected a citizen’s arrest against the deceased and handed him over to the police over the alleged threat to life.
According to a source who pleaded anonymity, the police, during cross-examination, discovered the deceased was talking like someone experiencing dementia due to heavy intake of drugs, and the police directed that he be taken to the police clinic for medical observation and later released to his family.
The incident, which had occurred two weeks ago, is a different version being circulated on the social media: “He was released to the family hale and hearty.”
Amos Okioma is a Correspondent at THEWILL
