Department of State Services, DSS, has kept mum on the alleged arrest and detention of the founder, RIG Nation and Pioneer Church, United Kingdom, Tomi Arayomi, and his wife, Tahmar, by its operatives at the Murtala Muhammad International Airport on Friday.
Gatekeepers News reports that although the reason behind this was unclear, there are speculations that Arayomi was arrested for making “prophecies that are deemed to be inciting.”
A source told The PUNCH that, “He was invited for questioning. He has been on our watchlist for some time now over his speeches; his prophetic speeches about the elections.”
Another source said, “He was invited for questioning over some comments he made not long ago.”
Meanwhile, information gathered from his official Instagram page showed that Tomi was billed to be at his church branch in Abuja on Friday, April 7, for a programme.
It was further observed that ahead of the elections, Arayomi has prophesied that “Nigeria, There would be theft in the elections but…”, noting that the 2023 electoral process would first produce Bola Tinubu of the All Progressives Congress as president-elect, before things change.
His twin brother, Tobi Arayomi, also hinted on the development via his Instagram page, @tobiarayomi, on Friday, that his brother was allegedly apprehended by DSS operatives for alleged politics-related prophecies he made.
Tobi, posting their photos, later revealed that his brother and wife had been released on Friday evening.
Tobi posted on Instagram, “@tomiarayomi and @tahmar.india are out. Thank you all for your prayers.”
Meanwhile, The PUNCH reached out to the spokesperson for the DSS, Dr Peter Afunnaya, concerning the development and was redirected to contact the pastor.
Afunnaya said, “What did the pastor tell you? Have you called the pastor and he told you he was abducted or arrested?”
