The no-case submission made by the Pastor was dismissed by Chief Magistrate Abubakar Ismail on the ground that the objection to trial lacked merit and substance.
In a brief ruling on Thursday at Zuba, Magistrate Ismail held that from the totality of the evidence so far adduced, the defendant has been effectively linked with the charges preferred against him by Police.
The police had charged Uche Aigbe, Promise Ukachukwu and Olakunle Ogunleye with criminal conspiracy, illegal possession of prohibited firearms, inciting disturbance, and criminal intimidation, which they pleaded not guilty to.
The Police alleged that the defendants, all of House on the Rock Church, Wuye, Abuja, conspired with each other to illegally and unlawfully possess an AK47 rifle on February 12, 2023.
The prosecution counsel, Assistant Police Commissioner, James Idachaba, had informed the court that the defendants got the firearm from Inspector Musa Audu, attached to Wuye Division, posted on guard duty at the said Church.
He added that the defendants used the firearm to illustrate while preaching a sermon about faith in the Church.
The prosecution counsel alleged that the defendants made inciting and intimidating statements to the church congregation that could cause alarm and breach of peace.
The offence, he said, is punishable under Section III of the Firearms Act CAP F28, LFN 2004, and contravened Sections 97, 114, and 397 of the Penal Code.
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This is why before you mount the pulpit to preach or make announcement, you have to pray and ask for the Holy Spirit, lest you make mistake and allow the devil take over your tongue and action.
ReplyDeleteMay God help this Pastor now. I pray he has learnt his lesson. Ministerial work, no be by Oration or Charisma o.
The Pastor's actions were outlandish. I am still trying to understand the message he wanted to preach that day, that will involve carrying a real AK 47 rifle. Why didn't he just use a prop gun? Won't the message still be passed to his congregation if he used a toy gun? Who would have even told the difference?
ReplyDeleteIn other news, Asari Dokubo brandished a loaded military grade gun on live TV and threatened fire and brimstone. He even threatened to deal with a sitting Governor if he dares cross his path again. Till date, there has been no arrest made. He continues to shuttle to and fro Abuja, granting interviews with the Nigerian Coat of Arms behind him. The security operatives are suddenly blind.
The selective justice in Nigeria is mind boggling!
And not a single fulani herdsmen, boko haram, politicians have bn charged till date. Anyway oga pastor na effizy carry you enter trouble
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ReplyDeleteSeriously?
ReplyDeleteWhy DSS no carry this pastor lock up indefinitely as they did Emefiele for owning olden days gun eh?
ReplyDeleteHmmm, what if he had mistakenly pulled the trigger? He went too far in his illustration. He should have used a toy gun if he must illustrate. Haba..
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ReplyDeleteSo sad.
ReplyDeleteWhoever advised him to wield a non licensed rifle.
#shudders
I am just thankful to God that the gun did not go off. I wonder what he would have been telling the victim or himself. Because of motivational speaking, you brandished a gun at civilians? Without a licence?
ReplyDeleteAnd were are charges for the policeman who let this happen because of 5k or something for the boys. Please let us use sense o.