serious Drama as widespread Pastor is Dragged to court docket Over N58m Fraud

A pastor has been whisked to a courtroom to reply to severe expenditures of designated enormously fraudulent movements he was once concerned in.

There was once mild drama on the Federal excessive court docket in Lagos on Monday when a pastor seemed for trial.

The pastor, Chris Anyalebechi, was once being rearraigned over an alleged N58m fraud.

He used to be nonetheless granted N10 million bail.

In line with The Nation, the Police precise Fraud Unit (SFU) introduced Anyalebechi, a popular pastor in Ikorodu, earlier than Justice Mohammed Idris on a two-depend charge of conspiracy and acquiring cash underneath false pretence.

Anyalebechi, the overall Overseer of Christ Glory global Gospel center, Ikorodu, Lagos, was once remanded on September 5, following his arraignment earlier than Justice Babs Kuewumi for the same offences.

On the resumed listening to of the subject Monday, the police stated, Anyalebechi, between April 2014 and March last 12 months, conspired with others now at giant to obtain the N58 million from Nestor Nwankwo of Zicozeen Nigeria constrained.

The cleric allegedly promised to buy a used ship for the corporation and promote it in materials or scraps on its behalf.

The cost, marked FHC/L/367C/2016, reads: “that you simply, Pastor Chris Anyalebechi, normal Overseer, Christ Glory global Gospel center, Ikorodu, Lagos, often between April 2014 and March 2015, in Lagos, inside the jurisdiction of the Federal high court, through false pretence and with intent to defraud, acquired the sum of N85 million from a manufacturer known as Nestor Nwankwo of Zicozeen Nigeria constrained, through representing to the organization that you will purchase for the manufacturer a used ship or vessel and promote same in constituents or scraps on behalf of the company, a representation you knew to be false.”

The alleged offences contravened part 1(1) (a) (three) of the develop price Fraud and other Fraud related Offences, Act, 2006.

The cleric pleaded now not responsible to the cost.

Defence suggestions George Ibekwe’s utility for bail was once no longer opposed through prosecution information, Effiong Asuquo, a primary Superintendent of Police.

Justice Idris admitted Anyalebechi to bail with two sureties within the same like sum and adjourned till November 28, for trial.