Wani malamin addini dan Najeriya, Kedi Samuel Kenechukwu, wey some people also call Ekedi Samuel, don run go hiding after authorities for Cameroon uncover a mummified body wey dem bury for land wey tie to im church for Yaoundé.
Officers for Nkoabang Special Police Station stumble on the discovery around 9am on September 19, 2026, while dem dey do ongoing probe into Kenechukwu. Local residents reportedly damage parts of the property before, and dat expose the hidden underground chamber to investigators.
Buried close to 1.5 metres beneath a broken concrete slab, dem find a white-and-gold coffin wey hold a mummified body dressed in traditional blue attire with gold embroidery. At first glance, authorities believe say na woman. But neither her identity nor wetin cause her death don establish, and security teams still dey wait clearance to expand search across the rest of the property for any more remains.
This no be the first disturbing find tied to the property. A search on September 9 turn up five vehicles, hundreds of kilogrammes of stockpiled food, working freezers, close to 30 rooms, and a separate two-metre pit wey investigators no fit immediately explain wetin e be for.
That search follow an earlier operation on September 6 at another site linked to Kenechukwu’s Mercy of God Ministry for Yaoundé’s Ngousso area. Officers reportedly find 20 people, including 10 women, 8 men, and 2 children aged six and seven, confined inside a basement.
Cameroonian outlet Camer.be describe Kenechukwu as a Nigerian prophet wey don run operations for the country since 2018. He now face accusations wey span human trading, unlawful detention, and kidnapping.
Dem never still locate Kenechukwu, and Cameroonian authorities don alert border security agencies and bring Interpol into the search for am. The manhunt dey active as officials continue to look for am.
Investigation into the newly discovered remains and the broader activities linked to im ministry properties still dey continue. Officials never disclose whether more victims or evidence fit still dey found.
