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UK-Based Nigerian Pastor Tomi Arayomi And Wife Released After Being Arrested By DSS
A Nigerian pastor based in the United Kingdom, Apostle Tomi Arayomi has regained his freedom after being arrested by the Department of State Service (DSS).
Tomi Arayomi, the founder of the RIG Nation and Pioneer Church in UK, and his wife were reportedly arrested by DSS operatives on Friday morning at the Lagos Airport.
The cleric’s twin brother, Tobi Arayomi, who disclosed this his Instagram page @tobiarayomi, said Tomi was apprehended for alleged politics-related prophecies he made.
He said, “Hello everybody, I need your help. I just received news that my brother has been detained by the Department of State Services, DSS in Nigeria. He has been arrested for political reasons, my brother and his wife, Tema.
“He just arrived in Lagos and they detained him at the airport. He is politically targeted because some of his prophetic words have troubled the government in Nigeria.”
It was gathered that when The Whistler reached out to the DSS spokesperson, Peter Afunnaya on the arrest, he said, “Why don’t you call the Pastor, pls.”
The platform said when it stated that Tomi’s brother alleged that the pastor was arrested by DSS, Afunnaya insisted that they reached the pastor directly instead “and not conclude with what a third party said or told you.”
However, a few minutes after, Tobi shared a photo of his brother and his wife on Instagram, revealing that they have been released.
He also revealed that his brother’s personal asssistant, simply identified as Emmanuel, is still in DSS detention.
Tobi stated, “@tomiarayomi and @tahmar.india are Out!!!Thank you all for prayers!!!! We continue to pray for his PA Emmanuel to be released.”
KanyiDaily recalls that Pastor Tomi Arayomi had slammed churches that supports abortion and preaches the gospel of being “born again.”