A clergyman, Ekejiuba George, was arraigned on Tuesday in a Magistrate’s Court in Gwagwalada, FCT, for allegedly enticing a married woman.
George was charged with enticing a married woman, a charge to which he pleaded not guilty.
Magistrate Olatunji Oladunmoye admitted George to bail in the sum of N100,000 with one reasonable surety in like sum. The surety must reside within the court’s jurisdiction. The case was adjourned until July 22 for hearing.
The complainant’s counsel, Eze Osinachi, told the court that the complainant, Mr. Chika Nwafor, is also a pastor within the jurisdiction of the court. He alleged that the defendant had been in the habit of enticing his wife, Mrs. Blessing Nwafor, since they got married, despite several warnings and pleadings.
Osinachi claimed that the defendant usually called the complainant’s wife at midnight, and sometimes she would go outside to have conversations with him. He also alleged that the defendant and the complainant’s wife exchanged pictures via WhatsApp and had been seen together at odd hours.
“The defendant has been doing everything humanly possible to cause a breakup in the marriage between the complainant and his wife, constantly inciting the complainant’s wife against the complainant,” Osinachi stated.
Despite interventions from the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) and the Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria (PFN) of Tunga Maje, the defendant allegedly continued to entice the complainant’s wife and interfere in their marriage.
The complainant seeks the court’s intervention to compel the defendant to stop enticing his wife and interfering in their marriage.
The charge against George contravenes the provisions of Section 389 of the Penal Code.
