Lagos prophet, Cletus Ilongwo, knows fate Sept. 20 as court set to deliver judgment in alleged N59m fraud
Ayodele Olalere
Cletus Ilongwo, the presiding pastor of a Lagos based church, Power of the Holy Ghost Evangelical Ministry, will, on September 20, 2022 know his fate as Justice Sherifat Solebo of the Ikeja Domestic Violence and Sexual Offences Court, is set to deliver judgement in a N59.7m fraud case preferred against him by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).
The cleric is facing 11 counts bordering on fraud and stealing. He was dragged before the court by the anti-graft agency for allegedly defrauding a former member of his congregation, Obinna Ezenwaka of the sum of N59.7 million.
The EFCC had accused the prophet of receiving the sum from Ezenwaka on different occasions in 2016 on the pretext of helping him to purchase a property located at 165c Diamond Estate, Amuwo Odofin, Lagos.
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According to the EFCC, Ilongwo collected the sum in tranches through his Zenith Bank account 1003455899.
At the resumed hearing of the matter on Thursday, EFCC, through its lawyer, N.K. Ukoha informed the court that there was an application for an amended charge filed on June 14, 2022, before the court, which the court declined to accept.
It therefore adjourned the matter till September 20, 2022, for judgment.
