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.
Greenwich 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.
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