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2 Prophets Force Housemaid to Swallow Iron Cross for Deliverance From Witchcraft
A Celestial Church prophet, Kehinde Salami, 25 and a prophetess, Yetunde Akinola, 42, have been remanded on the orders of an Ikeja Chief Magistrate’s Court for allegedly forcing a 16-year-old housemaid to swallow an iron cross for spiritual cleansing.
The defendants, who lived in Adeyemi Street, Ifako Ijaiye in Lagos, are standing trial on a four-count-charge of conspiracy, breach of peace, false pretences and attempted murder.
They pleaded not guilty to the charge but admitted that they gave the complainant an iron cross to swallow for deliverance from witchcraft.
Chief Magistrate T. A. Ojo granted the defendants N200,000 bail with two sureties each in like sum.
Ojo ruled that the sureties must be gainfully employed with an evidence of two years tax payment to the Lagos State Government and have their addresses verified by the court.
She added that the sureties must be blood relatives of the defendants and live within the court’s jurisdiction.
Earlier, the Police prosecutor, Sergeant Kenrich Nomayo, alleged the defendants attempted to kill one Miss Angelina Moses, by telling her to swallow an iron cross against her wish.
Nomayo told the court that the defendants committed the offences on March 24 at 4p.m. at their residence.
He said the defendants conducted themselves in a manner likely to cause a breach peace by claiming to foresee a particular vision for the complainant.
“As we speak, we do not know the state of the complainant as she is still receiving treatment at an undisclosed hospital,” he said
The magistrate adjourned the case until April 30 for DPP advice.
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