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Anglican Priest Rev. Azuka Ogbolumani & Lawyer Emeka Okonkwo Arrested For Forging Father’s Will

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July 3, 2017 – Anglican Priest Rev. Samuel Azuka & Asaba Lawyer Emeka Okonkwo Arrested For Forging Will Of Late Father Chief (Barrister) Bernard Ogbolumani

5 persons have been remanded at the medium prison facility in Ogwashi-Uku, Aniocha South Local Government Area of Delta State, over their role in the alleged forgery of the will of Chief Bernard Ogbolumani.

The accused include a popular Asaba-based legal practitioner, Emeka Okonkwo, and a priest of the Anglican Church, Rev. Samuel Azuka Ogbolumani, the deceased’s son.

Others are Chijindu Iloba Obanya, aka Jindu, Edozie Nwabuoku and Emeka Eseokwu.

In suit FHC/ASB/9c/2017 between the Inspector-General of Police and the defendants, Okonkwo and others are facing a seven-count charge of conspiracy and forgery before Justice Okon Abang of the Federal High Court, Asaba.

They, however, pleaded not guilty to all the charges when they were read to them.

After listening to the arguments of the prosecution counsel, Silas Onele, and defence counsel, A. Nwaka, Justice Abang ordered that the defendants be remanded in prison custody, pending the determination of their bail application.

They were arraigned after a forensic investigation to ascertain the validity or otherwise of the testamentary instrument/will of the late Chief B.O.I. Ogbolumani, which was suspected to have been forged, following complaints by some children of the deceased.

Count four of the charge read:

“That you, Emeka E. Okonkwo Esq., Chijindu Iloba Obanya (a.k.a. Jindu), Edozie Nwabuoku, Emeka Eseokwu, Rev. Samuel Azuka Ogbolumani and others now at large, between January and March 2000, in Asaba, within the jurisdiction of this honourable court, did knowingly and fraudulently forge the testamentary instrument/will of late Chief (Barr.) Bernard Ikenye Obidinma Ogbolumani and thereby committed an offence punishable under section 467 (2) (f) of the Criminal Code Act, Cap C38, Laws of the Federation of Nigeria 2004.”

Justice Abang, while handing down the remand order, declared that the case would be given accelerated hearing as soon as it commences trial on October 23, 2017, the next adjourned date.

4 Comments

4 Comments

  1. iron bar

    July 3, 2017 at 6:34 AM

    I ALWAYS LEARN FROM THE GET GO THAT THE CLERGY AND THE LAW REMAIN THE LAST HOPE OF A COMMON MAN..CAN U TELL ME WHO IS NOT CORRUPT IN THIS NATION.TRUST NO ONE.LETS US GUARD WHAT WE HAVE JUDICIOUSLY AND JEALOUSLY..WE ARE DOOMED..

  2. Mike Nnorom

    July 3, 2017 at 9:52 AM

    Be careful what you judge as this is just media trial speculation. Allow the Courts decide based on facts.

  3. MADAM ERANKO

    July 3, 2017 at 11:40 AM

    THE NIGERIAN WOULD SAY FORGIVE BECAUSE ALL OLD THINGS PASS AWAY, AH AH AH

    SOMETIMES, FORGIVEN OR THE SO CALLED BORN AGAIN OR RELIGIOUS ARE THE MOST DANGEROUS ARSEHOLEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE CONNIVING LITTLE SHIT IN THE ARSE, THEY ARE THE SUPERDUPER DEMON BEHIND CLOSE DOORS.

  4. gbwhatsapp

    March 31, 2018 at 9:06 AM

    The response to that question is Pocket Casts.

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