An Akure Magistrate’s Court has remanded a pastor in the Celestial Church of Christ CCC simply identifed as Gbenga Filani for allegedly raping a five-month pregnant lady in Ondo State.
The pastor was remanded on a two-count charge preferred against him.
However, with the courtroom filled with church members of the defendant, the charges against the pastor were not read.
Filani was arrested last week after he was alleged of raping a 19-years-old lady who was five months pregnant in his church.
While urging that the suspect be remanded in Correctional Centre, the Prosecution Counsel said the court lacked jurisdiction to hear the case due to what he described as the gravity of the offence.
On his part, the Defense Counsel led by Akinrata Adelanke who stated that there was not enough evidence to prove the suspect committed the crime, appealed that the court grant the defendant bail.
The presiding Magistrate, Damilola Sekoni, subsequently granted the suspect bail to the sum of N500,000 as well as two sureties in like sum with the case adjourned the case to January 14, 2022.