Pastor Desmond Eke, founder of Deliverance Ministry of the Good Shepherd, Umuihita Avu, Owerri West LGA Imo State was found guilty of taking advantage of the woman who had vested so much trust in him.

Pastor Eke faced trial on a three-count charge of raping the woman who is also a member of his church and administering a stupefying substance on his victim which made her dizzy and weak.

According to the prosecution counsel, Chioma Emuka, it was while in the dizzy state that Pastor Eke took advantage of the woman who woke up to consciousness while he was still inside her.

Emuka said on enquiry on why he had to violate her, the pastor told the 25-year-old woman that his semen is holy enough to deliver her of the marine spirit that was disturbing her.

Delivering his Judgement on the matter, Justice Nzeukwu convicted Pastor Eke on two count charge of breaching trust and raping the woman, but discharged him on the third count which bothering on inflicting injuries during the rape.

The jurist reasoned that since the woman was not completely conscious during the incident, there was no way injuries could result since there was no resistance.

Before the judgement, defense counsel, Ohaka, standing in for Nwaneri of Dauda chambers had pleaded that his client had been of good behavior having been present in the court throughout the trial without jumping bail.

He pleaded that instead of a full sentence, that his client be put on probation.

Recall that this is the first case to be prosecuted under the Violent Against Persons Prohibition ,VAPP, Act in the State.

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In a judgement, Justice Omotosho held that the suit, which challenged Ighodalo’s qualification because he allegedly forged his voter’s card, was statute-barred.

Justice Omotosho held that the suit, being a Pre-election case, was filed outside the 14 days allowed under Section 285(9) of the Constitution.

The judge also held that even though forgery or non-possession of a voter’s card was a disqualifying factor under Section 182 of the Constitution, the plaintiff failed to prove that Ighodalo forged his voter’s card as alleged by the plaintiffs.  The judge dismissed the case for lacking in merit.

The court also held that Shaibu lacked the right to challenge the primary that produced Ighodalo, having not participated in the exercise.

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The court ordered the final forfeiture of the properties after the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission ,EFCC, filed a motion to that effect.

The judge, Chukwujekwu Aneke,  had ordered an interim forfeiture of the properties on June 5.  The properties are said to be  located in upmarket areas of the federal capital territory ,FCT.

Aneke ordered the anti-graft agency to publish the order in a national newspaper, for any interested party to show cause why the final order of forfeiture should not be made.The properties were listed by the EFCC in two schedules — A and B.

The judge  having carefully considered the application and submission of counsel,  ordered that a final forfeiture be made of  the  properties which were traced and reasonably suspected to have been acquired with proceeds of unlawful activities.

Emefiele is facing multiple counts of fraud and abuse of office.

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