By Matthew Atungwu A clergyman, Ekejiuba George on Tuesday appeared before a Magistrate’s Court in Gwagwalada, FCT, for allegedly en...
By Matthew Atungwu
A clergyman, Ekejiuba George on Tuesday appeared before a
Magistrate’s Court in Gwagwalada, FCT, for allegedly enticing a married woman.
The defendant, who pleaded not guilty, was charged with
enticing a married woman.
The Magistrate, Olatunji Oladunmoye, admitted him to bail in
the sum of N100,000 with one reasonable surety in like sum, ordering that the
surety must reside within the court’s jurisdiction and adjourned the case until
July 22, for hearing.
Counsel to the complainant, Eze Osinachi, had informed the
court that his client, Mr Chika Nwafor is a pastor within the jurisdiction of
the court.
According to him, the complainant had alleged that the
defendant was in the habit of enticing his wife, Mrs Blessing Nwafor, since
they got married, regardless of several warnings and pleadings to him.
Osinachi further alleged that the defendant usually calls
the complainant’s wife at midnight, and sometimes the complainant’s wife would
go outside and have a conversation with him (the defendant).
“The defendant and the complainant’s wife exchange pictures
of each other via their WhatsApp and have been spotted in some places at odd
hours of the day.
“The defendant has been doing everything humanly possible to
cause a breakup in the marriage between the complainant and his wife as he
constantly incites the complainant’s wife against the complainant.
“In spite of the interventions of the Christian Association
of Nigeria (CAN), and the Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria (PFN) of Tunga
Maje, the defendant has not stopped enticing the complainant’s wife and
interfering in their marriage,” he said.
Osinachi said the complainant wants the court to compel the
defendant to stop enticing his wife and interfering in his marriage, adding
that the offence violates the provisions of Section 389 of the Penal Code.
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