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Magistrate’s Court in Ejigbo, Lagos has today arraigned a 28-year-old pastor,
Chibuike Isreal, for alleged stealing and unlawful carnal knowledge.
The
prosecutor, Femi Adeleye, informed the court that the accused committed the
crimes at No. 4 Ojorubutu Street, in Kudeyibu area of Ijegun, sometime in
August.
Adeleye
said that the accused unlawfully had sex with his victim (name withheld), when
she was nine months pregnant for another man.
He
added that the accused also unlawfully obtained ₦250 from her under false
pretences.
Mr
Adeleye, a police corporal, further told the court that Israel stole the said
amount from his victim.
The
prosecutor said that the offences contravene Sections 250, 263 and 312 of the
Criminal Law of Lagos State, 2011.
The
accused, however, pleaded not guilty to the charge.
The
counsel to the accused, Jacint Ogbedele, pleaded with the court to grant her
client bail in the most liberal terms.
The
Magistrate, P.E. Nwaka, granted the accused bail in the sum of ₦200, 000 with
two sureties in like sum.
He
adjourned the case till February 10, 2014, for mention.
(Premium
Times)
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