Pastor Nwusulor Emmanuel of House of Liberation Assembly located at Canal Estate, Isolo, Lagos, Southwest Nigeria, is now cooling his heels at Kirikiri prison after he was arraigned before Isolo Magistrate’s Court, Lagos for his alleged involvement in visa fraud.
The 30-year old pastor was alleged to have defrauded Joseph Ojini of the sum of N322,000 under the false pretence of procuring visa en route to Dubai to pursue his football career broad.
The Ebonyi State-born pastor allegedly promised Ojini to
secure a visa to enable him pursue his football career abroad through his
missionary contact abroad.
He asked the victim to pay the money in question which will
cover the visa and introduction of an agent in Dubai who will eventually
facilitate his getting a club.
Ojini gladly paid the money and was grateful to Pastor
Emmanuel, unknown to him that he had paid for trouble.
Instead of Ojini achieving his dream, he ended up in jail in
Dubai because of the fake visa he used to travel.
P.M.NEWS gathered that when he travelled to Dubai, the
immigration authority discovered that his visa was fake and was photocopy of
another person’s visa.
He was arrested and detained for illegal entering the
country. Consequently he was deported back to Nigeria.
When Ojini went to Emmanuel and narrated his experience and
demanded all his money, the pastor started dodging him and did not refund the
money. When Ojini went to Isolo Police Station and reported the matter, Pastor
Emmanuel was arrested and charged to court.
He was charged for obtaining under false pretence and
stealing under sections 312 and 279 of the Criminal Code Laws of Lagos State of
Nigeria 2011. He pleaded not guilty.
The presiding Magistrate, Mrs. A.K. Kumbeje granted him bail
in the sum of N100,000 with two sureties in like sum. He was however remanded
in prison custody in Kirikiri pending when he will meet the bail condition. The
matter was adlourned till 30 October, 2012 for mention.
Source: PM News
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