A 25-year-old pastor, Tommy Issachar who resides at 35, Mafoluku Street,
Mafoluku, Oshodi, Lagos, was on Monday, arraigned before an Oshodi
Magistrates’ Court for allegedly stealing a female church member’s pants
and N10,000 cash. Issachar is facing a two-count charge of breach of
public peace and stealing. The police prosecutor, Cpl. Kehinde Olatunde
told the court that the accused committed the offences on April 12, at Mafoluku,
Oshodi. He said that the accused stole two pants, one bra and a cash sum of N10,000
belonging to Mrs. Gift Bassey. “The accused, a pastor of All Nations Evangelical
Church, Oshodi, was invited to a programme at the headquarters of the church,
which was the complainant’s church. “The complainant and her husband
accommodated him (pastor) in their house for three nights to conduct a special
prayer session relating to her husband’s business,” he said. Olatunde said that
after the accused had left their house, the complainant discovered that two of
her pants, (her only black and white pants), one black brassier and the sum
of N10,000 were missing.
“In the process of looking for the pants, it was discovered that the said underwear
were taken by the accused without the complainant’s consent. At first, the
accused denied taking those underwears but later confessed that he actually
took them. He said that he wanted to use them to pray for her, but denied
taking the money,” the prosecutor said. Olatunde said that after the
underwear was recovered from the accused, he had been sending series
of threat text messages to the complainant. “The accused always send her
text messages, threatening to eliminate her on or before August ending,” he said.
Olatunde said that the offences committed contravened Sections 166 and
285 of the Criminal Laws of Lagos State, 2011. The Section provides that
if convicted of stealing, the accused is liable to three years imprisonment.
Pastor Issachar, however, pleaded not guilty to the charges. The magistrate,
Mr. Akeem Fashola, granted the accused bail in the sum of N50,000, with
one surety in like sum, and adjourned the case till May 8 for mention.
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