Police arraign two elders for stealing $14 million from Ogun church

Two elders of West African Christian Mission – Akapo Paul, 73, and Johnson Shorinnolu, 63 – were, on Monday, arraigned before an Ota Magistrates’ Court in Ogun State for stealing $14 million from the church account.
Paul and Shorinnolu are signatories to the church account.
The accused, whose addresses are unknown, are facing two-count charge of stealing and conspiracy.
The prosecutor, Abdulkareem Mustapha, told the court that the accused committed the offences sometime in 2015 at 9:30 pm at West African Christian Mission at No.49 Tarmac Road, Ota.
Mustapha alleged that the accused conspired, as signatories to the bank account of the church, to steal $14 million.
He said that the offences contravened Sections 390 (8) (b) and 516 of the Criminal Code Vol.1, Laws of Ogun, 2006.
The accused, however, pleaded not guilty to the charge.
The Chief Magistrate, Mrs A.I. Adelaja, admitted them to bail in the sum of N2 million each with two sureties in like sum.
She said the sureties must be residents within the court’s jurisdiction and should be gainfully employed.
Adelaja also directed the sureties to swear to an affidavit of means and show evidence of tax payments to Ogun Government.
The magistrate adjourned the case till May 20 for hearing.