Two female Church workers charged with alleged N13million theft

Two church workers of Mountain of Liberation and Miracles
Ministry (a.k.a. Grace Nation International, Liberation City)
have been arraigned before an Ikeja High Court for an
alleged N13 million fraud.
Ms Success Ibilibor Udoka and Ms Prosper Chinonso
Iheukwumere were brought before Justice Hakeem Oshodi
by the Police Special Fraud Unit (SFU) on a four-count
charge, to which they pleaded not guilty.
While the police through their Head of Legal Department,
Mr. Emmanuel Jackson disclosed that the police is ready for
trial and also urged the court to take their plea, their
counsel, Mr Nicholas Akahabue prayed the court to grant
them bail on self recognition and liberal terms.
Akahabue told the court that he was willing to stand for the
defendants as surety if the prayer was granted and also to
ensure that the said money was refunded to the church
before the end of the trial.
Jackson did not oppose the bail request but urged the court
to grant them bail on a condition that would ensure they
appeared for trial at the next adjourned date.
Justice Oshodi granted the defendants bail on self
recognition and ordered that the defendants should deposit
the sum of five million naira with the court’s registrar within
30 days.
The defence counsel was also asked to deposit his
certificate of “Call to Bar” within thirty days with the court
registrar as a guarantee to always present the defendants
for trial.
The judge also ruled that should the defendants be
unable to meet up with the bail conditions within the
stipulated time, they shall forfeit the bail.
The case was subsequently adjourned till May 19 for trial.