Court docket remands Ebonyi cleric for sexually abusing miracle-seeking sickle cell affected person

A Justice of the Peace’s Court docket sitting in Abakaliki, Ebonyi State capital, has ordered the remand of the bishop accountable for Champions Cathedral Church, Sam Onyeagoziri in Abakaliki Correctional Centre for allegedly having carnal information of a sickle cell affected person with a promise to alter her genotype from SS to AA.

Onyeagoziri was docked on Tuesday in Abakaliki on a four-count cost go well with marked MAB/ 547c/2025. The offences bothered on illegal carnal information, threat to life with gun, publicity of nude photos on web and emotional and psychological abuse of the sickle cell affected person.

The defence counsel, Friday Agbom utilized for bail of his shopper in pursuance to part 88, subsection 2 and part 92, paragraph 2 of Ebonyi Administration of Legal Justice Regulation 2019, in addition to Part 36, subsection 5 of the Structure of the Federal Republic of Nigeria 2009 as amended.

On her half, the prosecutor, Ajibo Catherine opposed the bail software on the claims that if the defendant is granted bail, it could have an effect on witnesses and progress of the matter.

The plea of the defendant was not taken.

Talking in the course of the arraignment, the trial Justice of the Peace Happiness Chima ordered the remand of the bishop owing to lack of competent jurisdiction of the Justice of the Peace’s Court docket to listen to such matter.

She directed the switch of the unique case file, evidences, paperwork within the matter to the Division of Public Prosecution for additional prosecutions on the Excessive Court docket.

The matter was adjourned until November 4, 2025 for report of compliance and additional prosecutions at Excessive Court docket.

The cost sheet obtained by THE POINT learn, “That you simply Sam Onyeagoziri Ndubueze ‘M’ generally within the 12 months 2021 at Mile 50 Format Abakaliki within the jurisdiction of this honourable courtroom, did have illegal carnal information of 1 feminine (title withheld) having obtained her consent via threats and false and fraudulent illustration and thereby dedicated an offence punishable below part 358 of the legal code Cap 33 Vol.1 Regulation of Ebonyi state of Nigeria.

“That you simply Defendant on the identical date place and aforementioned magistral district did threaten the life of 1 feminine (title withheld) with gun which prompted her excessive worry and thereby dedicated an offence punishable below part 12(1) (a) (b) of the Ebonyi state inside safety enforcement and associated issues regulation 2009.

“That you simply (defendant) on the identical date place and aforementioned magisterial district did knowingly ship messages via pc methods that’s pornographic and thereby dedicated an offence punishable below part 24(2) (I) of cybercrimes (prohibited, prevention, and so on 2015 as amended 2024.

“That you simply on the identical date place and aforementioned magisterial district did emotionally and psychologically abuse one feminine (title withheld) by inflicting her nude images to be circulated on social media and thereby dedicated an offence punishable below part 20(1) of Ebonyi state Violence In opposition to Individuals Prohibited regulation 2018.”