Clergyman in court for allegedly defrauding woman of N10m
A 45-year-old self-acclaimed pastor, Mayowa Abolaji, who allegedly defrauded a woman of N10 million, on Wednesday appeared in an Ikeja Magistrates’ Court.
The police charged Abolaji with three counts of conspiracy, obtaining money under false pretence, and theft.
The defendant, however, pleaded not guilty to the charges
The
prosecution counsel, ASP Ezekiel Ayorinde, told the court that the
defendant and others yet to be apprehended, committed the offence
between 2015 and 2018 at Alakuko and Ogba in Lagos.
He
said that the defendant obtained N10million from Mrs Teni Yakubu, with a
promise to solve her childless marriage, a representation he knew to be
false.
“The
defendant approached the complainant, who had been married for years
without a child, under the pretext of providing a spiritual solution to
her barrenness.
“He
induced the complainant with charms and collected N10 million through
the accounts of Isiaka Akinola and Aderonke Olawale, who are still at
large.”
The prosecutor
said the offence contravened the provisions of sections 287, 314, and
411 of the Criminal Law of Lagos State, 2015.
Section
287 prescribes three years jail term for stealing while section 314
attracts 15 years for obtaining money under false pretense.
Magistrate O.A. Layinka admitted the defendant to bail in the sum of N2million with two sureties in like sum.
Layinka
ordered that the sureties must be gainfully employed and show evidence
of two years tax payment to the Lagos State Government.
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