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Nigerian Pastor Arrested For Giving Lagos Police Uniforms To Church Members, Security Guards
April 4, 2016 – Prophet Arrested In Lagos For Giving Police Uniforms To Church Members, Security Guards
The Police at Area J Command, Elemoro, Ibeju Lekki, Lagos, western Nigeria, have arrested Elijah Emmanuel Akpan, 43, the General Overseer of Mountain of New Convenant Church situated at Labasta Street, Orile Ilasan area of Lekki, Lagos,over alleged issuance of police uniform to unauthorized persons in his church.
After investigation by Sergeant Etebi Enahoro and his team, the suspect, a resident of Orile Ilasan area of Lekki, Lagos was arraigned before an Igbosere magistrates’ court, Lagos on four-count charge bordering on alleged issuance of police uniform to unauthorized persons in his church, false information and stealing.
Police prosecutor, Inspector Asu Feddy informed the court that the accused committed the alleged offences sometime in August, 2010, 2013 and 2014 at Labasta Street, Orile Ilasan, Lekki, Lagos.
Feddy told the court that the accused in 2010 stole planks valued at N600,000 and in 2013 issued police uniform to unauthorized persons in his church.
He further told the court that the accused in 2014 wrote a petition to the Area Commander in charge of Area J Command, Elemoro, Ibeju Lekki, Lagos, that Olumide Kolajo fired gun shots at his church members, but that during investigation, the police discovered the allegation to be false.
Feddy said the offences the Pastor committed are punishable under sections 285, 80, 93 and 166 of the Criminal Laws of Lagos State, 2011,
Akpan, however, denied the police allegations in the open court, and Chief Magistrate Mrs A. O. Sholadoye admitted him to bail in the sum of N200,000 with two sureties in like sum, one of whom must be a blood relation and the other a civil servant.
Sholadoye adjourned the case till 24 April, 2016 for mention, while the defendant was taken to Ikoyi Prison, Lagos following his inability to perfect the bail conditions before the court closed proceedings for the day.
[P.M News]
Derinsola Ajala
April 4, 2016 at 6:38 PM
Quack pastor
Olanrewaju
April 4, 2016 at 6:43 PM
Fake prophet. His using brain to raise money
Maryf
April 4, 2016 at 7:04 PM
Who gave him the authority to issue police uniform to just church security guards? Touch not my anointed and do my prophet no harm, does this bible quotation also empower pastors/prophets misbehaving and expecting no legal action to be taken upon them?
Metu Nyetu
April 4, 2016 at 7:25 PM
Good that they nabbed him in time. Who knows who would have been his victim? There are many lions in sheep’s clothing today.
Amazon
April 4, 2016 at 8:17 PM
Wolves in sheep clothing pastor. How I wish all these fake pastors will be flushed out of this country so that sanity will atleast return
fifelomo
April 4, 2016 at 9:13 PM
End time pastor, weldone. Am very sure you much deceive some gulible people. May God help us from agents of evil.
fifelomo
April 4, 2016 at 9:14 PM
End time pastor, weldone. Am very sure you much deceive some gulible people. May God deliver us from agents of evil.
sola olaniyi
April 4, 2016 at 9:32 PM
may God have mercy on these fake pastors
Victoria A
April 4, 2016 at 10:51 PM
End time pastor God will expose every one of u.
Asiwaju Olu Mayungbe
April 4, 2016 at 11:21 PM
So long Pastor Akpan. He should be reprimanded without bail, tried and jail perpetually. Sorry criminal.
D Hunter
April 5, 2016 at 4:51 AM
The annoying aspect is that some People will see this kind of things and still flocks the church when other Living churches out there are lacking congregation.
People loves falsehood not truth. The love the easy way out in everything, short-cut.
My strolling continues…
Florence Uzoamaka Anyalewachi
April 5, 2016 at 1:36 PM
The BIG question is “How and Where did he (Pastor), get the Uniform that is supposed to be in the custody of the Police?
sharon stone
April 5, 2016 at 8:49 PM
fake pastor, how did you get the police uniform?