Pastor Jamiu Ishola Kolawole of the Redeemed Christian
Church of God, RCCG, has been sentenced to 18 months
imprisonment for stealing the sum of N9m from his tenant,
Dr. Emeka Ugwunze, in Lagos
The 60-year-old pastor was sentenced on Tuesday by
Magistrate O.A. Adedayo of the Ogba Magistrates court.
The convict was the resident pastor of the RCCG, Ikosi
Paris, Ketu District, before he committed the fraud.
His trial started sometime in 2016 after he approached the
victim, Dr. Ugwunze who was his tenant and defrauded him
of the said amount of money under false pretence.
The parties negotiated for the house for N20m and the
victim paid him N9m to effect the balance at an agreed
period. He convinced the victim that he wanted to sell the
house to him because he had assisted him in the past.
To prove authenticity of the deal, the pastor handed him all
the house documents except for the deed of agreement
which he promised to process upon receipt of the full
payment.
However, he disappeared after he obtained the initial
payment. The matter was reported to the police and he was
arrested, then dragged to court.
Magistrate O.A. Adedayo. the presiding judge found Pastor
Kolawole guilty and sentenced him to 18 months
imprisonment.
Meanwhile, it was gathered that Pastor Kolawole is still
facing another criminal charge before another court in Lagos
for forgery. He was said to have forged the medical report
of the Gbagada General Hospital to mislead the court that
he was sick.
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