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56-year-old pastor, Jones Nwaeze, of the Minister of Gospel of God Church,
Ojodu, Lagos, has been accused of chasing out the worshipers of the church and
threatening to set the house of worship ablaze.
According
to Punch, the
trouble started on February 12, 2017 at the church located on Tina Street,
Ojodu, when he allegedly invaded the church and assaulted worshippers with a
stick over claims of ownership of the church.
According
to the News Agency of Nigeria, Nwaeze was dragged before an Ikeja
Magistrate’s Court, Lagos on charges of breach of the peace and assault on
Friday.
The
prosecutor, Clement Okuoimose, Nwaeze allegedly gained access into the church
auditorium while a service was ongoing.
He
told the court that as a security man attempted to prevent him from gaining
access into the church, Nwaeze hit him with a stick in the head and dragged him
on the ground.
The
accused allegedly claimed ownership of the church saying he had invested
heavily in it by bringing converts and wanted a share of the proceeds of the
church.
“One
of the worshippers alerted the police who rushed to the scene,” the prosecutor
said.
The
prosecutor said the offences contravened sections 166 and 171 of the Criminal
Law of Lagos State, 2011, but the accused pleaded not guilty to the offences.
He
was granted bail in the sum of N20,000.
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