The founder of Omega Power Ministries, Chibuzor Chinyere, has revealed that his church offers free rehabilitation services to repentant kidnappers, armed robbers and cultists as part of efforts to curb crime.
In a statement on Wednesday on Facebook, Chinyere said the initiative is fully funded through tithes and offerings from the church.
He explained that individuals rescued from criminal camps are disarmed and reformed through a structured process involving both spiritual and vocational training.
“When I rescue them from camp, they surrender their guns, which I hand over to the police. They undergo spiritual and physical rehabilitation,” he said.
He added that the beneficiaries are baptised and formally processed by law enforcement authorities. “They get water baptised. They are taken to police headquarters for documentation,” he stated.
According to him, the programme also equips participants with practical skills to support their reintegration into society.
“They are taught different skills in the OPM free school of skills like furniture making, welding, electrical and electronics training, scaffolding training, tailoring training, ICT training, oil and gas training, etc,” he said.
Chinyere noted that the initiative has been sustained for over 15 years through church funding and has yielded positive results.
“By the grace of God, for more than 15 years, God has used OPM to support the police in reducing crime. Many of these misled youths are no longer into crimes, but are now doing legal things,” he added.
The development comes amid recent attention on the cleric’s philanthropic activities, including his involvement in organising the marriage of a non-verbal autistic man, popularly known as Aboy, to an older woman in a ceremony held on March 29.
Chinyere also announced recent plans to arrange the marriage of one of his adopted daughters, a 21-year-old autistic woman identified as Chiemeka Chibuzor.