A 27-year-old unemployed man, Williams Eromosele, on Wednesday appeared before an Igbosere Magistrates’ Court in Lagos charged with theft of N9, 200 from the church offertory box.
The accused is standing trial on a two-count charge of stealing and breach of peace.
Eromosele, however, pleaded not guilty and was granted bail in the sum of N150, 000 with two sureties in like sum.
The Magistrate, Mrs A. A. Adetunji, said the sureties must show evidence of tax payment to the Lagos State Government as part of the bail conditions.
She also said that the addresses of the sureties must be verified and adjourned the case to Jan. 25 for mention.
Earlier, the prosecutor, Cpl. Friday Mameh, told the court that the accused committed the offences on Jan. 3 at 11. 00 a.m. at Catholic Church on Musa Yar’dua Street, Victorial Island, Lagos.
Mameh said the accused also conducted himself in a manner likely to cause a breach of peace by unlawfully entering the church to steal from the offertory box.
“The accused dipped his hands into the box and stole N9, 200.”
The offences contravened Sections 166(d) and 285 of the Criminal Law of Lagos State, 2011.
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Posted: at 4-01-2017 08:24 PM (8 years ago) | Addicted Hero
Country were poor people suffer the la of the land, same case apply to politician that stole billions and get bail of 30 Million, what a sad and wicked world where hte poor suffer the pain caused by the rich
Posted: at 4-01-2017 08:33 PM (8 years ago) | Gistmaniac
ONLY IN 9JA, Abeg Pastor no fit forgive and drop charges against the guy instead Pastor take the guy to court... That shows the Pastor is not practicing what he is preaching about FORGIVENESS
Posted: at 4-01-2017 09:36 PM (8 years ago) | Upcoming
LegendaryU at 5-01-2017 01:23 PM (8 years ago) (m)
I said it before, that church are not church again, church are now asset. They said he stole it in church of God, why did they now take him to court instead of solving it in church and live it for God to judge?
Posted: at 5-01-2017 01:23 PM (8 years ago) | Upcoming
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