Admin l Tuesday, November 26, 2019
IKEJA, Lagos – A middle-aged man, Afolabi Samuel was on Monday remanded in prison custody for alleged theft of N4.486 million from Living Faith Church, better known as Winners Chapel.
The Winners Chapel man was remanded after the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) arraigned him on 4 count charge bothering on stealing before a Special Offences Court sitting in Ikeja.
He is alleged to have dishonestly converted the sum of $90,000.00 to his own use about N32, 220,000.
The EFCC alleged that the Samuel with one Mrs Blessing Kolawole who is still at large did conspired sometime in 2018 in Lagos, converted N2,128, 000.00 and N2,358,000.00 property of Registered Trustees of the Living Faith Church a.k.a Winners Chapel, contrary to Section 278 (1) of the Criminal Law of Lagos State of Nigeria, No 11, 2011 and section 409 and 285 (1) of the Criminal Law of Lagos State, 2011.
Following his no guilty plea, Justice Mojisola Dada ordered him to be remand in Nigerian Correctional Service formerly known as prison custody. The judge therefore adjourned further hearing to December 10, 2019.
Earlier, defendant counsel, Mr. R. E Ogunwuyi told court that the dedendant has been on medication for undisclosed disease. He said, ” I humble apply that the defendant be remand in EFCC custody.
The defendant has been undergoing health issue.” In his response, EFCC counsel refuted the claim that the defendant is undergoing medical treatment in their custody.
