…Fails To Fulfill Bail Conditions.
…Remanded In Correctional Centre.
Pastor Ebere Emmanuel Amadi has been arraigned in court, on Tuesday, after many weeks of hiding from the police.
Amadi is of the Tree of Life Bible Church, First Bus Stopq Irete, Owerri West LGA Imo State.
He was rearrested by the Ogbaku Police Station, who was contacted by his mother, Mrs. Nelly Chidimma Amadi for assault, molestation and threat to her life, even while he earlier jumped administrative bail from the Scorpion Squad Office few weeks ago, who commenced a manhaunt for him.
In the suit, MID/31C/ 2024, between Commissioner of Police Vs Ebere Emmanuel Amadi, 47,the charges read, “That you Ebere Emmanuel Amadi “M” On or before September 6,2024 at Irete Owerri Imo State within the jurisdiction of this honourable court, did steal property documents belonging to one Nelly Amadi and thereby committed an offense punishable under section 390 (9) of the criminal code Cap
“C38” of the laws of the Federation of Nigeria 2004 as applicable in Imo State.
“COUNT II”, That you Ebere Emmanuel Amadi ” M” on about the same date and place did with intent maliciously damaged the medicated eye glass worth Sixty Thousand Naira (N60,000) property of Nelly Amadi and thereby committed an offence punishable under section 451 of the Criminal Code Cap “C38” Laws of the Federation of Nigeria 2004 as applicable in Imo State.
“COUNT III, that you Ebere Emmanuel Amadi on the same date, time and place, in the aforementioned magisterial district did conduct yourself in a manner likely to cause breach of peace, by forcibly entering into the compound of one Nelly Amadi and wrote “This House is Not For Sale”, “Beware of 419” and thereby committed an offence punishable under section 249 ( d) of the Criminal Code, Cap “C38” Laws of the Federation of Nigeria 2004 as applicable to Imo State.
Citing possible settlement out of court being a family matter, his lawyer, Barrister Osuocha pleaded that, the Defendant, Ebere Emmanuel Amadi be granted bail. After his submissions, the Magistrate, His Worship Alamezie asked the Prosecutor, Maria Gorretti Nosiri, if she was objecting the request to grant the Defendant, but she said, “No objection”.
Granting him bail, the court granted the Defendant, Ebere Emmanuel Amadi bail of N500, 000 to be sureteed by a Level 10 Officer with the Imo State Civil Service in like sum along side means of identification documents.
Due to unavailability of a surety for Ebere Emmanuel Amadi, the Prosecutor, a police officer, Nosiri took him to the Nigeria Correctional Centre, Owerri.
The court adjourned till January 24,2024 for hearing as the Defendant pleaded not guilty after the charges were read to him, while he accepted that he be tried at that court.
It would be recalled that Ebere Emmanuel Amadi had last December 2022 cause the arrest of three young men near his church to prosecuted and remanded in prison for almost 8 months.
Again Ebere Emmanuel Amadi has Instituted over four cases against over 15 persons, including his mother, Mrs. Nelly Amadi, his eleder brother, Mr. Emeka Amadi, his youger sister, Mrs. Uchechi Emmanuel, The Commissioner of Police, Imo State Command, Aboki Danjuma among others.
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