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Pastor sentenced to seven years in prison over N1m fraud
By Modupe Shodeinde
One Pastor in Oyo state, Odenigbo Theophilus, has been sentenced to seven years in prison for defrauding a retiree, Mr Ojo Gbadebo, of N1m under false pretence.
According to the News Agency of Nigeria, an Oyo State High Court in Ibadan, found Theophilus guilty of the charge brought against him on Friday.
Justice Muniru Owolabi, who gave the judgement said the prosecutor had proved the charge of advance fee fraud against the convict beyond reasonable doubt.
The convict reportedly defrauded the retiree under the pretence of assisting him in investing his N1m in an engine oil business which would yield monthly interest of N80,000.
According to the judge, the convict used the money to offset a loan instead of investing it in the oil business and failed to pay the retiree neither the interest nor the capital.
The judge, therefore, sentenced the convict to seven years in prison with hard labour and without an option of fine for betrayal of the trust reposed in him by the retiree being a pastor of the Deeper Life Bible Church in Abolongo, Oyo town.
