A 56-year-old pastor, Emmanuel Adebayo, has been charged with murder of his tenant - a 50-year-old woman, identified as Toyin Olatunji, IGBERETV reports.

An Akure Magistrates’ Court on Thursday, April 13, ordered the remand the defendant, said to be a pastor of Christ Apostolic Church after he was arrested in his residence by the police, in connection with the woman’s death.

The prosecutor, Abdulateef Suliaman, told the court that the defendant committed the offence on April 4, 2023 at about 3pm at No.14 Moferere Street Owe-Akala, Akure.

Suliaman said that a quarrel ensued between the duo and out of annoyance, the defendant unlawfully killed the woman, by pushing her on the floor. According to the prosecutor, the defendant’s action led to the woman being unconscious and resulted to her death. He added that the offence contravenes Sections 316 and 310 of the Criminal Code, Laws of Ondo, 2006.

The prosecutor, through an application urged the court to remand the defendant in the correctional custody, pending issuance of advice from the Director of Public Prosecutions(DPP).

The defence counsel prayed the court for an adjournment to enable his client file a counter affidavit to the application sought by the prosecutor.

Magistrate Tope Aladejana ordered the remand of the defendant in Olokuta Correctional Centre and adjourned the case till April 27, for ruling.

https://igberetvnews.com/1443159/court-remands-pastor-killing-tenant-ondo/

Seun Lalasticlala Mynd44 nlfpmod

Pastor?

The woman go don talk tire, curse tire act like she get power.

Let him continue preaching the gospel from prison.

Jehovah

lilvicky68:
EMMANUEL ADEBAYO

That name rings a bell.

No surprise Sha..
Since churches is now a business center, I see no fault when the head commit crimes 😂

Why murder? From the writeup i believe murder is too harsh, manslaughter should be the charge.

Most folks fail to realise that people are humans before they are pastors. They will react to anything you throw at them as humans and bad humans makes bad pastors, doctors, police men etc