Nigerian Pastor Arrested In US

A Nigerian pastor in Washington DC
has been arrested by the police for
allegedly beating, robbing and
sexually molesting escorts in hotels
across Washington DC.
Omogbo’s Facebook page says
he preaches at the Celestial Church of
Christ in Riverdale and he is a former
student at Bowie State University. He
also works as a security guard and
currently lives at home with his parents.
According to reports, 33-year-old Gabriel
Omogbo of Hyattsville, Maryland, has
been in the habit of preaching the word
of God on Sunday mornings and spending
his nights hunting prostitutes in hotels.
Omogbo allegedly uses Backpage.com
website to source for female escorts who
he arranges to meet up with and then
attacks them after sexual activities.
According to WJLA, the first two attacks
happened at the Best Western Plus Hotel
in Rockville and on both occasions he is
accused of raping and stealing from the
two women he had met online. A third
attack took place at the Radisson Hotel in
Rockville, in which he is accused of
threatening a woman with a knife.
He allegedly ordered the woman to take
off her clothes before reportedly telling
her ‘You are going to die today.’ He then
allegedly beat her, cutting her arms, legs
and hands and stole her iPad, cell phone
and $300. The woman however survived
and reported him to the police, explaining
how he offered her a glass of water
before fleeing the hotel room.
He was arrested after police traced CCTV
footage from the hotels as well as
collecting DNA evidence from each of the
rooms. CCTV footage showed a man
matching Omogbo’s description wearing
blue jeans and brown loafers entering and
leaving the hotels at the time of the
attacks.
He is charged with attempted first degree
murder, armed robbery, first degree
assault and reckless endangerment.
Omogbo is now being held at
Montgomery County Correction Facility on
a no bond status. He will next appear in
court on January 8 and could face life in
prison.