Police Arrest Prophet David Okon For Allegedly Blinding A Teenager With A Punch

The Cross River State Police Command has arrested David Nyong Okon, a self-acclaimed prophet, for allegedly assaulting a teenage girl so severely that she lost her vision in one eye.

Prophet David Okon runs a religious group known as “The God of A Stainless Hand International” and “The Land of Settlement Fellowship”—also called “Isong Utip Abasi Afia Ubok” in Efik, meaning “the land of reward from God’s clean hands”.

According to Cross River Watch, a source close to the victim’s family said the victim, 19-year-old Godsgift Edem Edet, was standing outside “The Home” restaurant near the Calabar Municipal Council Secretariat when Okon allegedly drove past recklessly on Saturday, May 31, 2025.

Edet and her friend questioned his behavior, and when she spoke in a language that reportedly angered him, Okon allegedly punched her in the face.

The victim is now receiving treatment at the University of Calabar Teaching Hospital (UCTH) after doctors were unable to restore her sight through surgery.

“She was standing at the exit of The Home restaurant at Obame Ikoya Street next to Calabar Municipal Council Secretariat when the prophet drove recklessly, prompting her and her friend to query why. 

“She asked her friend who approached them what happened in a language that infuriated him (Nyong) and he proceeded to punch her. He wanted to leave but was held back by youths who insisted he should take her for treatment.

‘’He eventually took her, after much delay, to a pharmacy along Marian (Ndidem Usang-Iso) road, and when they couldn’t handle it, he reluctantly took her to UCTH where he was rude to those on duty and abandoned her for two weeks until he was arrested last weekend,” the source added.

Meanwhile, Prophet Odumeje has issued a strong warning to fans who record or take pictures of him when they see him in public.