Thursday, December 26, 2024 - The presiding Pastor of the Tree of Life Bible Church, Irete, Owerri West LGA, Ebere Emmanuel Amadi, has been arraigned in court after many weeks on the run.
He was arrested by the Ogbaku Police Station following a report leveled
against him by his mother, Mrs. Nelly Chidinma Amadi for alleged ass@ult,
mol£station and thre@t to her life, over family property.
Pastor Amadi had earlier jumped administrative bail from the Scorpion
Squad Office a few weeks ago, which warranted the police to push for his
rearrest.
After he was apprehended, the State Police command instituted a court
action against him for allegedly molesting and threatening the life of Mrs.
Nelly Amadi, his mother.
In the suit, MID/31C/ 2024, between Commissioner of Police Vs Ebere
Emmanuel Amadi, 47, the charges read, “That you Ebere Emmanuel Amadi “M” On or
before September 6,2024 at Irete Owerri, Imo State within the jurisdiction of
this honourable court, did steal property documents belonging to one Nelly
Amadi and thereby committed an offense punishable under section 390 (9) of the
criminal code Cap “C38” of the laws of the Federation of Nigeria 2004 as
applicable in Imo State.
“COUNT II: That you Ebere Emmanuel Amadi “M” on about the same date and
place did with intent maliciously damaged the medicated eye glass worth Sixty
Thousand Naira (N60,000) property of Nelly Amadi and thereby committed an
offence punishable under section 451 of the Criminal Code Cap “C38” Laws of the
Federation of Nigeria 2004 as applicable in Imo State.
“COUNT III: that you Ebere Emmanuel Amadi on the same date, time and
place, in the aforementioned magisterial district did conduct yourself in a
manner likely to cause breach of peace, by forcibly entering into the compound
of one Nelly Amadi and wrote “This House is Not For Sale”, “Beware of 419” and
thereby committed an offence punishable under section 249 ( d) of the Criminal
Code, Cap “C38″ Laws of the Federation of Nigeria 2004 as applicable to Imo
State.” Counsel to defendant, Barr. Osuocha, pleaded
with the court to grant him bail on the ground that the case is a family matter
and may be settled out of court.
After his submissions, the court granted the Defendant bail of N500,
000, and a surety, who must be a Level 10 Officer with the Imo State Civil
Service, in like sum, alongside means of identification documents.
Due to
unavailability of a surety for the defendant, the Prosecuting officer, Nosiri
took him to the Nigeria Correctional Centre, Owerri.
The court adjourned till January 24, 2025 for hearing as the defendant
pleaded not guilty after the charges were read to him.
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