Lagos Pastor, Wife Remanded for Alleged N33.8m Fraud

The Sabo-Yaba Chief Magistrates’ Court in Lagos has ordered that Pastor Azuka Ohez and his wife, Mary Ohez from the Kingdom Power International Christian Praying Center in Ishashi, Lagos, be remanded for their alleged involvement in defrauding a lubricant company of N33.8 million.

The defendants, whose addresses were not provided, are facing a two-count charge of conspiracy and fraud.

The couple were arraigned in the chamber of the magistrate.

Chief Magistrate Adeola Olatubosun ordered that the couple be held in Ikoyi Correctional Centre until their bail conditions are fulfilled. Olatubosun granted them bail at N10 million each, with two responsible sureties each in a similar amount

However, she adjourned the case until May 13 for a substantive trial.
The prosecutor, ASP Rita Momah, informed the court that the couple, along with others who are still at large, committed the offenses on July 13, 2023, at Oba Ayoka St, Lagos.

Momah alleged that the couple and one Chijioke Ezekirian conspired to steal and receive proceeds of sales from Climax Lubricants Industries in Lagos

She asserted that the couple received a total sum of N33.8 million through Fidelity Bank KPICPC account numbers 2033723459 and 5600923549 from Ezekirian.

Momah stated that these actions contravene Sections 328(1) and 411 of the Criminal Law of Lagos State, 2015.

Kanyi Daily recalls that the founder of iReign Christian Ministry, Feyi Daniels, was sentenced to life imprisonment on Friday by the Ikeja Sexual Offences and Domestic Violence court for the crime of raping a church member.