23 year-old prophet arraigned over defile, fraud

A 23-year-old professed Celestial Church Prophet, Adewale Adeleke was on Tuesday, arraigned before a Yaba Magistrates’ Court, Lagos, over alleged fraud and defile.

Adeleke, who resides at No. 2 Ajibola Street, Agbado Ijaiye, Lagos, was arraigned on a four-count charge of stealing, obtaining by false pretext, impersonation and defile.

Prosecutor Chris Takim told the court that the accused Prophet committed the offences on July 26 at 6pm at the premises of Original Inn Hotel, Ebute Meta.
Takim said the accused Prophet approached his victim claiming to be spiritually informed about her problems and had solutions to them through a scheduled prayer session.

According to the police prosecutor, the complainant met him at the hotel on the scheduled appointment were he obtained her mobile phone and N13, 000 as mobilisation fees.

“Adeleke collected her phones and N13, 000 to begin the prayer session with her and later forced her to strip na.ked as a prerequisite for her prayer to be answered.
“Adeleke, thereafter unlawfully assaulted her and had sexual intercourse with her without her consent,’’ the News Agency of Nigeria quoted prosecutor as saying on Tuesday.

He said the offences contravened Sections 258, 285, 312 and 378 of the Criminal Laws of Lagos State, 2011.

NAN reports that Section 258 prescribed life imprisonment for any man who has unlawful sexual intercourse with a woman or girl, without her consent.

The accused, however, pleaded not guilty to the charges.
The Chief Magistrate, Mrs. Ariike Oshibayo, granted bail to the accused in the sum of N200, 000 with two sureties in like sum.