Reverend Father Sent To Prison Over Alleged Forgery Of Deed Of Assignment

PAUL IYOGHOJIE

A 65-year-old Reverend Father in charge of New Jerusalem Cathedral of Praise Church located at Imoku area of Epe, Lagos, Rev. Emmanuel Disu, has been arraigned before a Lagos Magistrate’s Court for allegedly forging the Deed of Assignment belonging to Adefuye Family.

Disu, a resident of Epe, Lagos was arrested by the operatives of the Force Criminal Investigation and Intelligence Department, FCIID, Alagbon Close, Ikoyi, Lagos and charged before the Igbosere Magistrate’s Court on a five-count charge of felony to Wit, Forgery of Deed of Assignment.

Police Counsel, DSP Henry Obiazi told the Court that the accused committed the offence in March 2017 and October, 2016 at Poka, Epe, Lagos.

Obiazi told the Court that the Complainant reported that the Family of Adefuye entrusted a vast land in the care of the accused to help them sell and remit the profit into their account because they trusted him as a Reverend, but they discovered that the accused forged the deed of assignment and the Survey plan of the property with intent to convert the property to his personal use.

Obiazi said that the offences, the accused committed were punishable under sections 411 and 365(3)(d) of the Criminal Laws of Lagos State, 2015.

Disu however, pleaded not guilty to the charges in the open Court and Magistrate, Y.O. Aro Lambo granted him bail in the sum of N500,000 with two surtes in Lake sum.

Lambo adjourned the case till 17 January,2019 for mention and ordered that the defendant be kept at the Ikoyi Prison, Lagos till he perfected the bail conditions.

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Jude O Umeh says:

December 23, 2018 at 3:53 PM

He is not a reverend father please. This writer simply wanted a catchy title. Don't try it again. Be warned!