Retired Nigerian bishop, living in US, charged with soliciting a prostitute

According to news reports The Rt. Rev. Benjamin Omosebi, who served as Bishop of Kano, Church of the Province of Nigeria from 1990-1998 before moving to the U.S., was charged with solicitation Tuesday in an Ohio-based prostitution sting.

The Rt. Rev. Benjamin Omosebi, bishop of Kano from 1990 to 1998, Church of the Province of Nigeria, licensed by the Diocese of Southern Ohio has been charged with soliciting a prostitute.

From WCOPO 9 TVNews, Cincinnati


CINCINNATI, Oh. -- Benjamin Omosebi is well-known at the St. Simon of Cyrene Church in Lincoln Heights.

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After hearing Omosebi was one of the 14 people arrested Tuesday for allegedly soliciting a prostitute, people who attend the church are caught off-guard, yet trying to stay positive.

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