year-old pastor, Chibuike Israel, who was arraigned before
the court for allegedly having unlawful carnal knowledge
and stealing.
The accused, who resides at the Ijegun area of Lagos, is
facing a three-count charge of s*xual assault, stealing and
obtaining by false pretences.
The prosecutor, Cpl. Femi Adeleye, told the court that the
accused committed the offences sometime in August at 4,
Ojorubutu St., Kudeyibu, Ijegun, a suburb of Lagos.
Adeleye said the accused unlawfully had s*x 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 pretence.
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, Mrs Jacinta Ogbedele, pleaded
with the court to grant her client bail in the most liberal
terms.
The Magistrate, Mr P. E. Nwaka, granted the accused bail
in the sum of N200,000 with two sureties in like sum and
adjourned the case to February 10, 2014.
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