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A 50-year-old pastor, Keiggy Ogarekpe, on Wednesday, appeared in a Wuse Zone 2 Senior Magistrates` Court, charged with pretending to be a brother to the Director-General of the State Security Service (SSS).
He was charged with impersonating a public servant and cheating.
The prosecutor, Paul Igoche, said between Oct. 20 and Oct. 26, pastor Ogarekpe had pretended to be the younger brother of the DG, and collected N800,000 from one David Solomon with a promise to influence a contract for him with the NNPC.
When the charges were read to the accused, he pleaded not guilty and denied all the allegations.
The counsel to the accused, Mr Felix Ipogah, applied for the accused to be granted bail on liberal conditions, adding that he had been granted an unconditional release by Justice Abubakar Mohammed of the FCT High Court.
The Senior Magistrate, Mr Christopher Oba, admitted the accused to bail in sum of N1 million and a surety in like sum.
He adjourned the case to Feb. 17, 2014 for further hearing
He was charged with impersonating a public servant and cheating.
The prosecutor, Paul Igoche, said between Oct. 20 and Oct. 26, pastor Ogarekpe had pretended to be the younger brother of the DG, and collected N800,000 from one David Solomon with a promise to influence a contract for him with the NNPC.
When the charges were read to the accused, he pleaded not guilty and denied all the allegations.
The counsel to the accused, Mr Felix Ipogah, applied for the accused to be granted bail on liberal conditions, adding that he had been granted an unconditional release by Justice Abubakar Mohammed of the FCT High Court.
The Senior Magistrate, Mr Christopher Oba, admitted the accused to bail in sum of N1 million and a surety in like sum.
He adjourned the case to Feb. 17, 2014 for further hearing
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