End Of The Road For Popular Nigerian Pastor As He Bags Jail Term

End of the road for  Lagos pastor  who identify as one Mr Fisayo Nehemiah as court sentences him to 5 years imprisonment . The pastor who heads a Pentecostal church, Fisayo Nehemiah, was arrested for fraud some months ago has been sentenced to five years’ imprisonment by an Igbosere Magistrates’ Court, Lagos, after he was found guilty of the charge.

Pastor Fisayo was sentenced by the Chief Magistrate R. Davies-led court on Friday. According to The Punch, It was learnt that the convicted pastor went ahead to  obtained iron rods  with the price range of about N1,400,385 from a company, Mukaz Nigeria Limited, under false pretences.

He was additionally said to have issued a Diamond Bank failure check to the General Manager of the organization, Alhaji Babalola Wasiu, as methods for instalment for the merchandise.

Nehemiah was charged on four counts of initiating the organization to convey the iron bars, acquiring the rods  under falsifications, change of the iron bars to his property, and introduction of a Diamond Bank flop check to the organization as means of payment.

The defendant had argued not guilty to  the four counts charge against   him.The issue, which was first heard on April 13, 2014 at the Ijede Magistrates’ Court, was moved to an Igbosere Magistrates’ Court after the justice dealing with the case at Ijede was transferred .

The prosecutor , Inspector Aminu Isaac, said trial started after efforts made by the court to guarantee settlement fizzled. According to him, ”the defendant obtained the goods under false pretences, which is punishable under sections 278 (1) (A) & (B), 284 and 285 (1) of the Criminal Law of Lagos State, 2011”.

Isaac thanked the court for the judgement, saying justice delayed is not justice denied.”The charge, IKD/E/3A/2014, read in part, “That you, Fisayo Nehemiah, sometime between July 5 and 8, 2013, around 9am or thereabout in Mukaz Nigeria Limited, situate at Mile 13, Ikorodu Road, opposite Owode Onirin, in the Ikorodu Magisterial District, did induce the delivery of iron rods property of Mukaz Nigeria Limited to you, with the understanding to pay the giver, but refused to remit the proceeds of the sales to the giver,

thereby committing an offence contrary to and punishable under Section 312 (1) – (3) of the Criminal Law of Lagos State, 2011”.

“That you, Fisayo Nehemiah, at the aforementioned date, time and place, in the aforesaid magisterial district, did by means of entry into sales invoice or ledger account of Mukaz Nigeria Limited, obtain iron rods valued at N1,400,385 by false pretences or fraud, and incurred a liability to such extent of the aforesaid sum, thereby committing an offence contrary to and punishable under Section 313 (1) a & b of the Criminal Law of Lagos State, 2011.”