The wedding, held on Sunday at the church, followed public backlash over a viral video in which the cleric sought a wife for the man.
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The State Commissioner of Police, Iyamah Edebor, confirmed the development to the News Agency of Nigeria on Monday.
The pastor of the church revealed this when he spoke with newsmen, adding that three persons were killed during the attack.
In her judgment, Justice Olubunmi Abike-Fadipe held that the prosecution had proven beyond reasonable doubt the three-count charge of defilement, sexual assault, and sexual assault by penetration against the convict.
The Chairman of Igbo Eze South Local Government Area, Ferdinand Ukwueze, has expressed his outrage over the murder, vowing that justice must be served.
The spokesperson of the Command and a Chief Superintendent of Police, CSP Yemisi Opalola, confirmed the incident on Thursday.
The video, which went viral three years ago, had the pastor cursing church members who ignored her birthday despite praying for them.
The threat of the lawsuit was contained in a letter dated November 25, 2024, which Bloody Civilian retweeted on his X handle on Saturday.
The suspects, alongside one other person, were arraigned before a Kwara State Chief Magistrate Court sitting in Ilorin, the state capital.
The Pastor revealed this in an interview with On Air Personality, Ifedayo Oyerinde, better known as Daddy Freeze.
The 14-year-old revealed the sordid details about the 55-year-old man to a Magistrates’ Family Court in Akure, Ondo State.
He said this during a live Sunday service at the church’s campground in Asese, Ogun State.
The defendant, with unknown address and standing trial on a count charge of breach of peace, was arraigned on Tuesday.
The pastor, who was kidnapped earlier in the week, was killed after his abductors had collected N1 million ransom.
This was contained in a statement by the command’s Police Public Relations Officer, SP Sewuese Anene.
A popular Lagos-based pastor, Evangelist Chukwuebuka Anozie Obi of the Zion Prayer Movement Outreach, has officially endorsed the reelection bid of Governor Hope Uzodimma of Imo State.
A 43-year-old trader, Simeon Oyerinde, on Friday appeared before an Okitipupa Chief Magistrates’ Court in Ondo State for allegedly threatening the life of Rev. Paul Oyelapo.
The Anambra State Government says it apprehended a couple who starved their five-year-old daughter over allegations of witchcraft.
The Abia State Police Command has arrested the General Overseer of Agape Evangelical Ministry, Bishop Timothy Otu, over the death of a female Evangelist, Happiness Echieze, in a hotel room in Aba area of Abia State.
A Chief Magistrate Court in the Federal Capital Territory FCT, Abuja has ruled that the Presiding Pastor of the House On The Rock Church, Uche Aigbe has a criminal case to answer in the unlawful possession of prohibited firearms found in his possession.