21-year-old Seyi Oyedele (21) was on Thursday, arraigned before an Iyaganku Magistrates’ Court in Ibadan, Oyo State, on charges of defrauding a pastor of N74,000.
He is also accused issuing threats to the life of the cleric.
The prosecutor, Insp Gbemi Adedeji, told the court that between September and October, 2023, the defendant in the Moniya area of Ibadan presented himself as a corps member and defrauded Pastor Adebanjo Ajayi of his N74,000 “for clearance and upkeep”, threatening to post the pastor’s picture on social media if he refused to assist him financially.
The Magistrate, Mrs Adebola Adeola, granted the defendant bail in the sum of N100,000 and adjourned the case to April 3.
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