Evangelist arraingned for duping church members the sum of N1.6million

The police in Lagos on Monday arraigned a 38-year old evangelist, Obiora Okoye, who allegedly obtained N1.6 million from his church members under false pretence.
Okoye, who resides at 3, Faith Estate, Toll-gate, Sango, Ogun, was arraigned at an Oshodi Senior Magistrate’s Court on a one-count charge of fraud.
Prosecutor Kehinde Olatunde said the accused in March, 2011 obtained N1.5 million from Chika Okoli with the pretext that he would procure a British visa for him and his wife.
Olatunde told the court the accused fraudulently obtained the money even when he knew that he did not own a travel agency or affiliated to any.
He said Okoye also promised to procure the complainant’s ticket and other travel documents.
Olatunde further said that the accused also obtained N103, 000 from Fidelia Ezonyeamu under pretence that he was going to help her brother, Michael Ezeifem adopt a child from a motherless baby’s home.
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