Enugu Bishop Remanded In Maximum Prison For Defrauding Church Members Of N500m
The General Overseer of the City of Liberation and Comfort Ministry, Bishop Ginika Obi, has been remanded in Enugu Maximum Prison for allegedly defrauding his members to the tune of over N500 million. Spokesperson for the Enugu State police command, Mr. Ebere Amaraizu, in a statement on Tuesday, October 17, said the bishop whose church/office is located at Km 111, Enugu-Port Harcourt highway, Enugu, was arraigned on the 11th of Oct at the Enugu Federal High Court and case was presided over by Justice A. Liman. According to Amarizu, he said the suspect had been in prison custody since Oct. 12 and that further hearing on his case had been scheduled for Nov. 1 and Nov. 2. “His offences ranging from conspiracy and advance fee fraud were committed in conjunction with others now at large. On Oct. 11, he took his plea after his 82 counts of conspiracy and advance fee fraud was read to him.’ ‘He was later remanded in police custody based on the plea of his defence counsel to be bro...