An Abuja clergyman, Ekejiuba George has been arrested for allegedly tempting a married woman and was arraigned at a Magistrate’s Court in Gwagwalada.
Eze Osinachi, Counsel to the complainant, Pastor Chika Nwafor, informed the court on Tuesday, July 9 that the defendant was in the habit of enticing his wife, Mrs Blessing Nwafor, since they got married, even after warning and pleading with him severally.
He said Ekejiuba usually calls the complainant’s wife at midnight, and sometimes she would go outside to have a private conversation with him, while also claiming that the Pastor Nwafor’s wife and the accused have been spotted together at strange places on multiple occasions.
Osinachi said.
“The defendant and the complainant’s wife exchange pictures of each other via their WhatsApp and have been spotted in some places at odd hours of the day.
“The defendant has been doing everything humanly possible to cause a breakup in the marriage between the complainant and his wife as he constantly incites the complainant’s wife against the complainant.
“In spite of the interventions of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), and the Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria (PFN) of Tunga Maje, the defendant has not stopped enticing the complainant’s wife and interfering in their marriage.”
The Magistrate, Olatunji Oladunmoye admitted him to bail in the sum of N100,000 with one reasonable surety in like sum.
The case has been adjourned till July 22 for hearing.