EFCC spokesperson, Dele Oyewale, who made this known in a statement on Monday in Abuja, said the pastor was arrested for allegedly using fake grants from the Ford Foundation to the tune of ₦1,319,040,274.31.
“Ebonyi was arrested for defrauding his victims, comprising Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs) and individuals by advertising an intervention project through his NGO (Theobarth Global Foundation).
“Claiming that the Ford Foundation was offering a grant of 20 billion dollar to assist the less-privileged in the society. He allegedly beguiled his victims to subscribe as beneficiaries of the phony grant by asking them to pay for registration forms and clusters.
