Court Remands Five Ondo Pastors Over Alleged Abduction

Five pastors of the Entire Bible Believer Church, Ondo, had been remanded in custody for alleged kidnapping by an Ondo Express Magistrates’ Court docket sitting in Akure, the instruct capital. 

The defendants identified as David Anifowose, 64; Josiah Peter, 49; Stephen Olawole, 51; Blessing John, 60 and Ayembo Gbenga, 56, had been arraigned in court for allegedly conserving  77 other folks at the basement of the church.

The individuals who had been awaiting the 2d coming of Jesus Christ on the instruction of the Assistant Pastor, Peter Josiah, reportedly stopped schooling and dealing and had been dwelling in the church, abandoning their properties.

The Pastors who had been slammed with 10 count costs bordering on kidnapping and unlawful habour, pleaded bot responsible to them. 

Speaking in court, the police prosecutor, Augustine Omhenimhen who talked about that the pastors conspired together to commit criminal with kidnapping, added that the defendants unlawfully imprisoned the teens of one Elizabeth Reuben and averted their fogeys from having bag admission to to them.

He talked about the offence contravened and used to be punishable beneath Sections 225, 361, 364 (2), 365, 365(2), 516 of the Criminal Code Cap, 37. Quantity 1, Authorized pointers of Ondo Express, 2006.

The defence counsel, Oladele Ayoola on the other hand requested the court now to no longer remand the accused persons as they are searching to utilize for bail. 

The Justice of the Peace, O.R Yakubu, ordered that the accused persons be remanded in police custody and adjourned the case till July 18, 2022 for the Director, Public Prosecution, to enlighten the court on the remand application.