Lucy Adeniji: Shady Nigerian Pastor Jailed For Child Slavery And Fraud

Date: 16-02-2011 5:42 pm (13 years ago) | Author: Daniel Bosai
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- at 16-02-2011 05:42 PM (13 years ago)
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Sorry to burst your bubbles again, why would Nigerians abroad keep bring dis-honour to our fathers land?Huh?Huh?? I think its about time we start revoking citizenships of Nigerians that do not live in Nigeria!!! Imagine this!


A church pastor is facing jail after trafficking children into Britain and keeping them as servants in her home in a case described as "modern day slavery", it can be revealed today.

Lucy Adeniji, 44, smuggled two children and a 21-year-old woman into Britain from Nigeria on false passports claiming they were her own.



With disturbing echoes of the Victoria Climbié tragedy, the Nigerian, an illegal immigrant and mother of five, promised the children's parents she would give them a better life in the UK, but instead delivered vicious beatings if they failed to please her.

The alarm was raised when the older "servant" ran from Adeniji's Barking home in just a towel after being beaten and forced to strip and kneel down.

Adeniji, who has written a series of books on child care, was convicted of assault, child cruelty and facilitating illegal entry into the UK of a child.

She also admitted six counts of obtaining false passports for herself and her own children and two counts of facilitating illegal entry.

Detectives from the Met's Operation Paladin squad which tackles child trafficking say the case highlights growing concern over children brought to Britain for domestic servitude or benefit fraud.

Adeniji faces a separate inquiry into thousands of pounds she claimed in benefits for her own children.

Two of her "servants" gave evidence against her at Isleworth crown court.

A jury heard how Adeniji took Olubukols 'Buki' Adeniji into her five bedroom home in Ray Gardens, Barking, after she was brought into the country aged 11 from Nigeria on a false passport.

Buki, who arrived in 1997, was supposed to be continuing her education in Britain but was never sent to school and was forced to wait on Adeniji's own children. Her day started at 5am and she was not allowed to bed until 1am.

She was regularly beaten, prosecutor Tim Starkey said, and on one occasion pepper was put in her eyes and genitals as punishment and she was struck with a meat cleaver.

Adeniji also brought Solomon Ordu, who arrived when he was 15 in 2000, and Dorcus Amoo, who was 21, when she arrived, into the UK on false passports. Both were kept as house workers and routinely beaten, the court heard. Mr Starkey said: "All three stayed at her house, effectively as domestic servants and worked unpaid carrying out chores looking after her own five children. They were physically mistreated."

Detective Inspector Gordon Valentine, of Paladin, said : "At just 11-years old, a time when any child should rightfully be at school, this poor young girl was forced to feed her keepers' children, wash their clothes and do the household cleaning, with little or no access to the outside world.

"Not only this, but she was in a strange country and beaten. This is an illustration that even in our society that slavery still exists and is happening within in our communities. We are asking people to be aware of this and bring these matters to the attention of the authorities."

Adeniji faces sentencing next month after being convicted on Friday. Victoria Climbié was eight when she died at the hands of her guardian, great-aunt Marie Therese Kouao, who was found guilty of murder along with her boyfriend Carl Manning in 2003.

The girl's parents sent her to London from Ivory Coast for a better life but she was beaten and tortured and died in hospital suffering from hypothermia and malnutrition.

http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/article-23923102-children-were-beaten-and-kept-as-slaves-in-pastors-london-home.do


Posted: at 16-02-2011 05:42 PM (13 years ago) | Addicted Hero
- Edithtelligence at 16-02-2011 06:03 PM (13 years ago)
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cruel  Angry
Posted: at 16-02-2011 06:03 PM (13 years ago) | Newbie
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- ezesunny at 16-02-2011 06:06 PM (13 years ago)
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is a pity this woman is davil pastor knowing only her chlidren, useing another preson kids  as slavery,if she grt nani out side she no how it cost,keeping those kids not sending them to school is a wicked art  i think five years in prison suppose to be ok for her Embarrassed
Posted: at 16-02-2011 06:06 PM (13 years ago) | Upcoming
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- sternkings at 16-02-2011 06:07 PM (13 years ago)
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God, another one soiling our names abroad!!
Posted: at 16-02-2011 06:07 PM (13 years ago) | Newbie
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- j777 at 16-02-2011 06:11 PM (13 years ago)
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wat a woman!!!!!!!  Sad
Posted: at 16-02-2011 06:11 PM (13 years ago) | Newbie
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- xena15 at 16-02-2011 06:20 PM (13 years ago)
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Jeezzzzzz!!!!!!

Posted: at 16-02-2011 06:20 PM (13 years ago) | Gistmaniac
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- mcnabb43 at 16-02-2011 06:50 PM (13 years ago)
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So typical why do all Nigerians have to be thieves or scammers.  Every one Ihave met is a scammer or a thief.  What kind of people are you?
Posted: at 16-02-2011 06:50 PM (13 years ago) | Newbie
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- charles637 at 16-02-2011 06:53 PM (13 years ago)
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WHAT A DISGRACEFUL ACT. SHE SHOULD FACE THE FULL FORCE OF THE LAW BEFORE DEPORTING HER TO NAIJA SO THE PARENTS OF THE CHILDREN WILL DEAL WITH HER IN NAIJA WAYS. ANIMAL
Posted: at 16-02-2011 06:53 PM (13 years ago) | Upcoming
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- sixtyhoneyy at 16-02-2011 07:28 PM (13 years ago)
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Quote from: mcnabb43 on 16-02-2011 06:50 PM
So typical why do all Nigerians have to be thieves or scammers.  Every one Ihave met is a scammer or a thief.  What kind of people are you?
you are mad in fact your people are the wost look at his ugly face monkey in white colour
Posted: at 16-02-2011 07:28 PM (13 years ago) | Gistmaniac
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- sixtyhoneyy at 16-02-2011 07:30 PM (13 years ago)
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Quote from: teebaz990 on 16-02-2011 07:03 PM
Quote from: mcnabb43 on 16-02-2011 06:50 PM
So typical why do all Nigerians have to be thieves or scammers.  Every one Ihave met is a scammer or a thief.  What kind of people are you?

If you see such people in your area and you dont report them to the police then your are a criminal yourself.
don't mind him
Posted: at 16-02-2011 07:30 PM (13 years ago) | Gistmaniac
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- supernedee at 16-02-2011 07:32 PM (13 years ago)
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ahaaaa
Posted: at 16-02-2011 07:32 PM (13 years ago) | Newbie
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- interpo77 at 16-02-2011 07:32 PM (13 years ago)
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Quote from: mcnabb43 on 16-02-2011 06:50 PM
So typical why do all Nigerians have to be thieves or scammers.  Every one Ihave met is a scammer or a thief.  What kind of people are you?
shot up that ur dirty unwashed mouth, by the way who gave u the authority to enter here to
mess up? re u a nigerian'? see me see trouble, i hate these useless pple ma ass , every day here complaining and saying rubish
the moderator of the naija pla must not allow these intruders that re nto nigerians to enter here for our security and save
why should u say all nigerians have to be thieves or scammers u useless dog and criminal
how many nigerians have u met b4? or u  went to ashawo and she drain u cos of ur stupidity now u re complaining tonto
Posted: at 16-02-2011 07:32 PM (13 years ago) | Gistmaniac
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- interpo77 at 16-02-2011 07:33 PM (13 years ago)
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Quote from: sixtyhoneyy on 16-02-2011 07:28 PM
Quote from: mcnabb43 on 16-02-2011 06:50 PM
So typical why do all Nigerians have to be thieves or scammers.  Every one Ihave met is a scammer or a thief.  What kind of people are you?
you are mad in fact your people are the wost look at his ugly face monkey in white colour
thank u sister,
Posted: at 16-02-2011 07:33 PM (13 years ago) | Gistmaniac
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- simply4Christ at 16-02-2011 07:34 PM (13 years ago)
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'There is nothing hidden that shall not be revealed'. Jesus is Lord.
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- 2slimshady at 16-02-2011 07:35 PM (13 years ago)
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Quote from: interpo77 on 16-02-2011 07:32 PM
Quote from: mcnabb43 on 16-02-2011 06:50 PM
So typical why do all Nigerians have to be thieves or scammers.  Every one Ihave met is a scammer or a thief.  What kind of people are you?


You are a very stupid person,so what u are trying to say that wherever u come from,no wicked humans there?
U better watch what u say here and dont let ur mouth put u into trouble.
Posted: at 16-02-2011 07:35 PM (13 years ago) | Upcoming
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- 2slimshady at 16-02-2011 07:37 PM (13 years ago)
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In the first place,who ordained her a pastor? abi na just title?
Posted: at 16-02-2011 07:37 PM (13 years ago) | Upcoming
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- interpo77 at 16-02-2011 07:37 PM (13 years ago)
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am just jumping and passing this cos, the parents of these kid is there when the
so called pastor convinced them as such, since they heard oyibo land uk,
then fastly the gave their kids without knowing really the consiquencies
ppl/parents should learn not to be fulled this way,
not that what the so called pastor did is gud but the parents must help out
ur kids re better staying wif u at home  in ur care
Posted: at 16-02-2011 07:37 PM (13 years ago) | Gistmaniac
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- ajanni at 16-02-2011 07:48 PM (13 years ago)
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any how , no wonder na pastor she be
Posted: at 16-02-2011 07:48 PM (13 years ago) | Grande Master
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- mcnabb43 at 16-02-2011 08:00 PM (13 years ago)
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Do not make fun of my color, I never mention color in my posts.
Posted: at 16-02-2011 08:00 PM (13 years ago) | Newbie
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- michealll at 16-02-2011 08:13 PM (13 years ago)
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I taught this site is for Naija alone, before this fake intruder will be opening is useless mouth called (MCNABB43)
Posted: at 16-02-2011 08:13 PM (13 years ago) | Newbie
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