Court sends pastor to prison over alleged impersonation, breach of public peace

An Osogbo Chief Magistrates’ Court in Osun State on Monday remanded a 37-year-old Pastor, Emmanuel Nwanosoke, in Ilesa Correctional Centre over alleged impersonation and breach of public peace.
Nwanosoke is facing a two-count charge bordering on impersonation and breach of public peace.
The defendant, however, pleaded not guilty to the charges.
The defence counsel, Renegious Ugwu, prayed the court to grant his client bail in the most liberal terms.
The Magistrate, Aishat Oloyade, however, overruled the bail application.
Oloyade ordered that a formal bail application be filed by Ugwu on January 27 when the case would come up for mention.
The Prosecutor, Sergeant Bose Olayemi, had told the court that the defendant committed the offences on January 4, 2020 at about 5:30pm at Oluode area of Osogbo.
Olayemi said the defendant, who allegedly paraded himself as a pastor, approached a shop owner, Olanike Olawale, to prophesy to her but Olawale told the pastor she did not need his prophecy.
The prosecutor alleged that Olawale’s refusal led to argument between the two, which degenerated into breach of public peace.
She said the offences contravened Sections 249(d) and 509 of the Criminal Code, Cap 34, Vol. 11, Laws of Osun, 2003.