A white garment church pastor was on Tuesday before an Ikeja Magistrates’ Court arraigned on charges of fraud for allegedly swindling N355,000 (Three Hundred and Fifty-Five Thousand Naira) from his female client.
The suspect, Prophet Samuel Omileke(pictured) was said to have approached the unsuspecting client, Miss Taibat Raifu, last month and offered to help her resolve ‘problems confronting’ her through prayers and rituals.
The prosecutor, Inspector Thomas Nurudeen, told the court that the 26-year-old prophet obtained N355,000 from Miss Raifu after she agreed to the offer.
In the interesting narrative, Thomas said, “Omileke urged Raifu to recount her problems, which he buttressed by claiming to have had prior knowledge of before approaching her. They then fixed an appointment for the deliverance to be carried out.
“He further requested that she had to pay the sum of N310,000 for his service and then he collected her gold necklace which he claimed was needed for the deliverance.
“Rafiu paid the sum and gave him her necklace valued at N4,000 for the deliverance after which Omileke absconded,” the prosecutor said.
The accused, however, pleaded not guilty to the charges.
The prosecutor said that the offences contravened sections 278 and 312 of the Criminal Law of Lagos State, 2011.
The Magistrate, Bola Osunsanmi, granted the accused bail in the sum of N200,000 with two sureties in like sum and adjourned the case till August 17 for mention.
