LAGOS — A 28-year–old pastor, Chibuike
Israel, yesterday, appeared before an Ejigbo Magistrate’s Court in Lagos, over
alleged unlawful carnal knowledge and stealing.
The accused, who resides at the Ijegun area
of Lagos, is facing three-count charge of sexual 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 sex
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 Jacint 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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