Lord Chosen: Ex-Employee Calls Out Pastor Lazarus Mouka Over Refusal To Pay 13yrs Salaries Owed, Ignore Intimidation Threat.
By Onome Naomi
Dike Atuenyi upon report to Zone 2 command Onikan following a petition dated 31st January 2023 to the former officer in charge, AIG Ahmed Iliyasu for a swift intervention bothering on allegations of threat to life and 13yrs salaries unpaid by Pastor Lazarus Mouka, General Overseer of Lord Chosen, Dike reportedly loss the case owing to injustice and share suppression as well as intimidation Mouka melts out on his victims using law enforcement agencies as tools to actualize his malignity.
Mr Dike Atuenyi’s petition was supposedly to address the issue of threat to life and a demand of N100m in compensation for damages incurred on his 4 Matic Mercedes jeep and a Sienna during the cause of employment as well as salaries unpaid since June 2009 when he assumed office as the head of transport department in Lord Chosen. There is an employment letter to that effect dated 10th June, 2009.
Mr Dike Atuenyi told Naomisophyblog that Pastor Lazarus Mouka of Lord Chosen had a solid agreement with him on mode of payment as well as amount to be paid monthly. He said Mouka affirmed to pay twice his salary from previous job. As former transport supervisor with the Lagos state government, he received N350,000 as salary monthly while Mouka offered to pay N700,000 with the assurance to comply with the agreed amount proposed by him after months of persuasion to leave former place of work.
During the 7 months of constant follow up on the case to get justice, Pastor Lazarus Mouka never showed up but sends church members and lawyers to represent him with no form of statement taken from them by the OC legal handling the case in Zone 2. This alone shows that the law enforcement agency exonerated him from binding laws in a country where no one is above the law. Discouraged at the outcome of case after 7 months of constant appearance, Dike finds no justice in the system even with all the glaring evidences against Mouka.
Information has it that in subsequent times, Pastor Lazarus Mouka has intimidated and subjected many of his members who threatens to leave the ministry unto a dismiss without a penny after agreement on salary payment and years of hardwork. The victims are further cowed into not pursuing cases as there is no assurance of winning against Mouka.
In Dike’s issue, he demanded for salaries owed for 13yrs with no positive feedback from Mouka only threats and intimidation before he took a decision by approaching the law for a rescue through Ambassadors Of Peace And Enlightenment Foundation ( AMPEF) who inturn petitioned zone 2 for a peaceful resolution but was disappointed after some months of fruitlessly attending of meetings with Mouka’s representatives at Zone 2.
The OC legal in charge of the case after much deliberations and so called investigation rather accused Dike of giving a misinformation on threat to life statements. Further more, the OC legal ignored the glaring evidences of threat to life issued on Dike as a voice call from Mouka, instead he told Dike before Mouka’s lawyer that they could sue him for false information while he advises Dike to proceed to an industrial court if unsatisfied with his investigation,says it’s an employer to employee dispute thereby discharging the case.
Dike told the press that he has gone through hell in the course of his fight against Mouka over his hard earned salaries unpaid. Said during the period of hardship without salaries to cater for his need he loss two sons in a space of two years as well as all his belongings and livelihood. His family has been thrown out of the apartment for rent owed and he can no longer provide food and shelter due to lack of finances thereby subjected to abject poverty with nothing to fall back on for survival having wasted years serving Mouka without being paid only empty promises of establishment he never got.
It is sad that the common man can no longer get justice in a system seen as a just resort for conflict resolution. However, Dike wishes to pursue the case further as he still believes he deserves justice for years of manipulation and trepidation on his fundamental human rights as a hard working citizen, only if justice can be served.
See former report below, petition included:
