Police in Lagos have charged a 49-year-old man, Abiodun Adeyinka, to an Ebute-Meta Chief Magistrate’s Court for allegedly forcing his way into the building of the Celestial Church of Christ (CCC) while the service was going on, destroyed property worth N5 million and tearing the garment of the presiding head of the church.
The Prosecuting Police, Inspector Cousin Adams, who presented the case, told the court that the accused, on January 3, 2016, at noon, at No. 64, Adekunle Banjo St., Magodo, Lagos, forcibly entered into a Celestial Church of Christ (CCC) building during worship, caused panic among the worshippers and went ahead to destroy such items as Jazz musical instrument, Konga drum, piano, five wireless microphones, six pieces of altar clothes, assorted church perfumes, wedding gowns and sacred pictures of Mary and Jesus.
The prosecutor said that the accused also assaulted the presiding head of the church and tore her church garment, adding that the offences contravened Sections 50, 126, 166, 170, 309 and 409 of the Criminal Law of Lagos State, 2015.
Adeyinka is facing a six-count charge of malicious damage, conspiracy, unlawful assault and manner likely to cause breach of peace even though he pleaded innocence to the charge.
The Chief Magistrate, Mrs. Helen Omisore, admitted the accused to a bail of N500,000 with two sureties in like sum.
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