Pastor Ikechukwu Ezeiru of the Christ Citizen Glorious Assembly,
Okota, Lagos on Tuesday was arraigned before an Ebute Meta Chief
Magistrate’s Court for fraud.
The Pastor who was accused of allegedly defrauding a church member,
Ifeanyi Ohazurume, of N7m claimed to have handed over the money over to
his wife who also said she gave it to someone else.
According to
the police said Ezeiru collected the money to help the defendant
purchase auction goods from the Nigerian Customs Service and allegedly
didn’t return the money or the goods.
Ezeiru was arraigned on three counts of obtaining under false pretences and stealing.
The charge reads in part, “That
you, Pastor Ikechukwu Ezeiru, and others at large, sometime in the
month of February, 2012, at about 10.00hours at First Bank Plc, Okota
branch, Lagos, in the Lagos Magisterial District, did conspire to commit
felony to wit: obtaining property by false pretences and stealing.
“That
you on the same date, time and place in the aforesaid magisterial
district, did obtain the sum of N7m from one Ifeanyi Ohazurume, under
the pretext that you are in position to help him buy auction goods from
Nigerian Customs Service, a representation you knew to be false.”
The
police prosecutor, George Nwosu, who represented the resident
prosecutor, DSP Etim Ekankuk, said the offences were punishable under
sections 409 and 312 of the Criminal Law of Lagos State, Nigeria, 2011.
The
defendant pleaded not guilty to the charge against him.The Chief
Magistrate, Mrs Demi Ajayi granted the defendant to bail in the sum of
N500,000 with two sureties in like sum.
The matter was adjourned till April 16, 2014.
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