Female Church Member Arrested For Stealing Pastor's N52,000

  

When Pastor Oye came back to his seat, he discovered that an envelope left on his table that contained N52, 000 had disappeared

A female member of the Cherubim & Seraphim Church Ilupeju has been brought before an Oshodi Magistrates’ Court in Lagos for allegedly stealing her pastor's N52, 000.

The accused, Kemi Abbas was accused of committing the offence on September 30, at St. Christopher Spiritual Church, C&S Ilupeju.

According to The Nation, the prosecutor Kehinde Olatunde told the court that the 26-year-old Abbas stole N52, 000 belonging to her pastor, identified as Kolawole Oye.

Olatunde said: “The pastor was attending to some members of his congregation during a counseling session when his phone rang. He could not hear the caller because of the noise of the generator set, so, went outside to receive the call.”

He said when Pastor Oye came back to his seat, he discovered that an envelope left on his table that contained N52, 000 had disappeared.

“He quickly raised an alarm and threatened those he left in the office with death if the money was not immediately returned and confession made,’’ the prosecutor said.

Olatunde said that the accused fell on the ground and confessed that she saw the envelope but only took N5, 000 and had no idea who had stolen the remaining cash with the envelope.

The offence, the prosecutor said, contravened Section 285 of the Criminal Law of Lagos State, 2011 and stipulates a punishment of three years imprisonment if found guilty.

She pleaded not guilty to the charge.

The Magistrate, Mr Akeem Fashola, granted the accused bail in the sum of N25, 000 with one surety in like sum. The case was  adjourned to October 30 for mention.