Pastor Nabbed For Swindling Woman Of N9,000 For Deliverance

47-year-old Peter Chukwuma,

who posed as a pastor was

arraigned in a Grade 1 Area

Court at Aso

Pada in Mararaba, Nasarawa

State by the

police on Friday for swindling a

woman of

N9,000.

According to the prosecutor, PC

Friday Adaji,

the accused and one other now

at large

tricked one Ms hristiano Ameh

of Kabayi

village, Mararaba into believing

they were

men of God.

Ms Christiana who lodged the

report at the

'A' Division Police Station,

Mararaba on Nov.

29. said she was returning from

work when

the accused came to her and

told her he had

a message from God that the

money she

had on her was blood money.

The accused collected N9,000

and one Itel

mobile phone valued at N7,000

from Ameh

to perform deliverance prayer

that will solve

all her problems.

Adaji added that the accused

disappeared

with the money and mobile

phone to an

unknown destination until he

was arrested.

The accused was charged with

criminal

conspiracy and cheating.

Mr Adaji said that the offence

contravened

the provisions of Sections 97

and 322 of the

Penal Code.

If convicted, the accused could

spend up to

three years in prison or an

option to pay a

fine or both.

The accused, however, pleaded

not guilty

saying, "I am only a labourer,

not a pastor."

The judge, Mr Albert Maga,

admitted the

accused to bail in the sum of

N20,000 and a

surety in like sum and

adjourned the case to

Dec. 19 for hearing.