Thursday, 19 December 2013

Pastor in court for alleged unlawful sex with 9-month pregnant woman

A 28-year–old pastor,
Chibuike Isreal, on
Thursday, appeared before
an Ejigbo
Magistrate’s Court in
Lagos, over alleged
unlawful carnal knowledge
and stealing.
The accused, who resides
at the Ijegun Area
of Lagos, is facing three-
count charge of
sexual assault, stealing and
obtaining by
false pretences.
The prosecutor, Femi
Adeleye, told the court
that the accused committed
the offences
sometime in August at No.
4, Ojorubutu St,
Kudeyibu, Ijegun, a suburb
of Lagos.
Mr. 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 N250 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
N200, 000 with
two sureties in like sum.
He adjourned the case till
February 10, 2014,
for mention