‘Spiritual Bath’ Turns Into Sextortion: Fake Abuja Spiritualist Jailed After Secretly Recording Woman

ABUJA — A supposed spiritual healing session has landed a self-styled spiritualist in prison after he allegedly secretly recorded a woman naked during a “spiritual bath” and used the footage to extort money from her.

The convict, Solomon Odigie Moses, popularly known as “Dr Solomon,” was sentenced to one year in prison by a Federal High Court in Abuja after pleading guilty to a charge bordering on cheating and impersonation.

Justice C.N. Nwabulu convicted and sentenced Moses on Tuesday, September 8, 2026, following his guilty plea.

According to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Moses allegedly operated a fictitious TikTok account through which he posed as a spiritual leader and targeted an Indian woman identified as Sharon Kaur.

The EFCC said he convinced Kaur to pay $1,100 for what he presented as spiritual prayers and assistance.

But investigators said the encounter later took a sinister turn.

Moses allegedly persuaded the woman to undergo a naked “spiritual bath” and secretly recorded the session without her consent.

He allegedly threatened to release the intimate footage publicly unless she paid him money.

“Faced with the threat of having the footage exposed, the victim reportedly paid another $1,100 to prevent the video from being published,” the EFCC said.

The alleged extortion eventually led to Moses’ arrest in Ekpoma, Edo State.

EFCC investigators reportedly traced the money allegedly received through his Zelle payment platform before the naira equivalent was transferred into his local bank account.

The charge before the court stated that Moses fraudulently impersonated a spiritual leader known as Dr Solomon through a fictitious TikTok account and obtained $1,100 from Kaur under the guise of providing spiritual prayers and assistance.

The offence was said to contravene Section 321 of the Penal Code Act (Abuja), Laws of the Federation of Nigeria, 1990, and is punishable under Section 322 of the same law.

Following Moses’ guilty plea, EFCC prosecution counsel, Maryam Hayatudeen, urged the court to convict and sentence him in accordance with the law.

Justice Nwabulu subsequently sentenced him to one year imprisonment, with an option of a ₦300,000 fine.

The court also ordered the forfeiture of the $1,100 proceeds of crime to the victim through the EFCC.

The case highlights the growing danger posed by online impersonation and fraudulent spiritual practices, particularly when they are combined with the non-consensual recording and threatened distribution of intimate material.

What allegedly began as a promise of spiritual assistance ultimately became a case of deception, privacy violation and extortion.

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