The lead Pastor of the Tree of Life Bible Church in Irete, Owerri West LGA, Ebere Emmanuel Amadi, has been brought before the court after evading police capture for several weeks.
His arrest was executed by officers from the Ogbaku Police Station, following allegations made by his mother, Mrs. Nelly Chidinma Amadi, who accused him of assault, molestation, and making threats against her life concerning family property.
Reports indicate that Pastor Amadi had previously evaded administrative bail from the Scorpion Squad Office a few weeks prior, prompting the police to initiate a search for his re-arrest.
After his capture, the State Police Command filed a lawsuit against him for allegedly molesting and threatening the life of Mrs. Nelly Amadi, who is identified as his mother.
In the case MID/31C/2024, which pits the Commissioner of Police against Ebere Emmanuel Amadi, aged 47, the charges state, “That you, Ebere Emmanuel Amadi, on or before September 6, 2024, at Irete Owerri, Imo State, within the jurisdiction of this honorable court, did unlawfully take property documents belonging to Nelly Amadi, thereby committing 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.”
Counsel to defendant, Barr. Osuocha, pleaded with the court to grant him bail on the ground that the case is a family matter and may be settled out of court.
After his submissions, the Magistrate, His Worship Alamezie asked the Prosecutor, Maria Gorretti Nosiri, if she was objecting to the request to grant the defendant bail, she said, “No objection”.
The court granted the Defendant bail of N500, 000, and a surety, who must be a Level 10 Officer with the Imo State Civil Service, in like sum, alongside means of identification documents.
Due to unavailability of a surety for the defendant, the Prosecuting officer, Nosiri took him to the Nigeria Correctional Centre, Owerri.
The court adjourned till January 24, 2025 for hearing as the defendant pleaded not guilty after the charges were read to him.
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