From Nabob Ogbonna, Abakaliki
A magistrate court sitting in Abakaliki the Ebonyi state capital yesterday remand a same made Bishop of Champion Cathedral, Sam Onyeagoziri Ndubueze at Abakaliki correction center for having unlawful carnal knowledge of one female (name withheld) in the city capital.
The accused Bishop was brought before the court by the commissioner of police Mrs. Uche Anya as the complainant in a four count charges ranging from threats, false, fraudulent and circulation of pornographic photos of a female
which is punishable under section 20(1) of Ebonyi state violence against persons prohibited law 2018, 2009 and 2015 as amended 2024.
The trial magistrate, court 2 Abakaliki, Chima Nkechi Happiness ordered remand of the Bishop in Abakaliki Correctional center because the matter is beyond jurisdiction of the magistrates court.
She also ordered transfer of the original case file, evidences, and all documents in the matter to Department of public prosecution for further prosecution.
According to the charge sheet Number 547c/2025 which was made available to journalists read; “that you Sam Onyeagoziri Ndubueze ‘M’ sometime in the year 2021 at Mile 50 Layout Abakaliki in the jurisdiction of this Honourable court, did have unlawful carnal knowledge of one female (name withheld) having obtained her consent by means of threats and false and fraudulent representation and thereby committed an offence punishable under section 358 of the criminal code Cap 33 Vol.1 Law of Ebonyi state of Nigeria.
“Count 2: That you Sam Onyeagoziri Ndubueze ‘M’ on the same date place and aforementioned magistral district did threaten the life of one female (name withheld) with gun which caused her extreme fear and thereby committed an offence punishable under section 12(1) (a) (b) of the Ebonyi state internal security enforcement and related matters law 2009.
“Count 3: That you Sam Onyeagoziri Ndubueze (M) on the same date place and aforementioned magisterial district did knowingly send messages by means of computer systems that is pornographic and thereby committed an offence punishable under section 24(2) (I) of cybercrimes (prohibited, prevention, etc 2015 as amended 2024.
Count 4: That you Sam Onyeagoziri Ndubueze (M) on the same date place and aforementioned magisterial district did emotionally and psychologically abuse one female (name withheld) by causing her nude photographs to be circulated on social media and thereby committed an offence punishable under section 20(1) of Ebonyi state Violence Against Persons Prohibited law 2018,” the charge sheet stated.
Salient Times learnt that the victim was lured into the act on quest to have her sickle cell heal by the Bishop.
