A 37-year-old pastor, Kolawole Olugbenga, on Friday appeared before an Ikorodu Magistrates’ Court in Lagos State, charged with defrauding a member of his congregation of N214,000.
Olugbenga, who lives at 19, Arowoshola Street, Imota area of Ikorodu, is facing a charge of fraud.
The prosecutor, Sergeant Iyabo Johnson, told the court that the accused committed the offence sometime in 2011.
According to Johnson, the pastor obtained the amount from a businesswoman, Mosunmola Fashola, on the pretext of praying over it.
She explained that the amount was to be the initial capital for the complainant to start a small business.
The prosecutor said that after collecting the money, the pastor converted it to his personal use and had since not refunded it.
Johnson said that the offences committed contravened Sections 312 of the Criminal Law of Lagos State, 2011.
Section 312 provides a penalty of 15 years imprisonment for fraud.
However, the accused pleaded not guilty to the charges.
The Magistrate, B.A. Sonuga, granted the accused bail in the sum of N100,000, with one surety in like sum.
Sonuga adjourned the case to September 5 for trial.
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