Pastor Who Had Sex With 12-Year-Old Girl Holidaying At His Owerri Residence Remanded In Custody
A Chief Magistrates’ Court in Owerri, Imo state on Friday ordered that a 30-year-old self-proclaimed pastor, Emeka Michael, who allegedly had sex with a 12-year-old girl holidaying at his residence, should be remanded in a correctional facility.
Justice Obinna Njemanze declined jurisdiction to hear the matter but relied on Section 89 (b) of the Imo state Administration of Criminal Justice Law 2020 to consider the oral bail application by the defence counsel, J. S Nwankwo Esq.
The prosecuting counsel , Nkechi Iwuoha had opposed the bail application citing the nature of the offence and adding that the defence counsel did not state any special circumstances or compelling reason to grant Emeka bail.
Team@orientactualmags.com learned that the court later refused the bail application and ordered that the accused be remanded at the Correctional Center, Owerri and adjourned the matter until October 5, 2023, for the Director of Public Prosecutions to make his report available.
The International Federation of Women Lawyers FIDA Nigeria, Imo state chapter, was represented in the matter by the Vice Chairperson, Mrs. Phil Amaefule, the Secretary, Mrs Chinyere Iwunna, and the Financial Secretary, Mrs. Nancy Nwabia.
The 12-year-old victim and her six-year-old brother, who are indigenes of Anambra state had come to spend holiday in Naze, Owerri North local government and they had stayed at Emeka’s residence.
The young girl had however left Emeka’s residence and was wandering around and she was later taken to the police station through the efforts of workers at an Owerri-based radio station-Team@orientactualmags.com
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