Man arraigned for swindling Lagos pastor

• Police charged the defendant with stealing and fraud
• Prosecutor said the defendant collected one naira from the cleric for the purchase of a Volkswagen T4 bus
• Defendant pleaded not guilty to the charges

One Chukwuemeka Nwachukwu is standing trial before an Ojo Magistrate Court in Lagos for allegedly duping a cleric of one million naira.

The 42-year-old defendant was arraigned by the police on a two-count charge of obtaining money by fraud and stealing.

Appearing before Magistrate D.S. Odukoya on Friday, the defendant pleaded not guilty to the charge.

The prosecutor, Inspector Esther Adesulu, had earlier told the court that the defendant committed the offence on November 8, 2022, in the Ilogbo area of Ojo, Lagos State.

Adesulu alleged that the defendant obtained the sum of one million naira from Pastor Oliver Ogbuagu under false pretence to help the pastor purchase a Volkswagen T4 bus.

The prosecutor alleged that the defendant never purchased the bus but instead converted the money for his personal use.

She said the offence contravened the provisions of sections 287 and 314 of the Criminal Law of Lagos State, 2015.

Odukoya granted the defendant bail in the sum of N500,000 with two sureties in like sum before she adjourned the case until October 10 for trial.

Meanwhile, One Shola Segun has been arraigned before an Ojo Magistrate Court in Lagos for allegedly pummelling one Kamorudeen Ladi to a state of unconsciousness.

The 30-year-old accused was arraigned by the police in Lagos on Friday on a two-count charge bordering on assault and a breach of peace.

Appearing before the Magistrate, Mrs D.S. Odukoya on Friday, Segun pleaded not guilty to the charge.

The prosecutor, Inspector Esther Adesulu, disclosed that the defendant committed the offence on July 1, at the First Gate Bus Stop in the Iba area of Ojo, Lagos State.