Pastor Basil Princewill, the General Overseer of Mountain
Movers Fire Ministries International, Nyanya, Abuja, was arraigned with Ms.
Paulyn Ode, the church’s coordinator on charges of alleged conspiracy, criminal
impersonation, criminal intimidation, and criminal force and assault against
young female
members of his church.
The
pastor was accused of having carnal knowledge of two 14-year-old female members
of the church under pretenses of offering prayers for them in July, 2011 and
later aborted the pregnancy of one of the girls this year at the Fountain
Health Clinic, Nyanya, Abuja after telling doctors he is her father.
According
to the charge, which was transferred from the National Agency for the
Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) where parents of the victims
lodged initial complaints, the pastor also impersonated as a lawyer with an
LL.B certificate.
When the
charges were read to the accused persons, they denied the allegations and their
counsel, Uchenna Anayo, applied for their bail which was opposed by Police
counsel Oyewusi Abiola.
Magistrate
Ahmed Shuaibu ruled in favour of the defence and granted bail to the accused
persons in the sum of N2 million with two sureties in like sums.
The
sureties, he also said, must be civil servants of not below grade level 14 and
must have a property in Abuja valued at not less than N5 million.
The
magistrate adjourned the case to July 25 for hearing.
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