Apostle Johnson Suleiman Police operatives attached to the Federal Criminal Investigation and Intelligence Department (FCIID), Alagbon, on Monday arraigned the estranged lover of celebrity pastor, Apostle Johnson Suleiman.
The woman, Stephanie Otobo, a Canada- based Nigerian, was arraigned before a Lagos Chief Magistrates’ Court, Tinubu, on four- count charge of terrorism, fraud and blackmail.
She, however, pleaded not guilty to the charges brought against her under Sections 1(1)(a)(c) (i) (ii) of the Terrorism (Prevention) Act, 2011 and 301, 303 of the Criminal Laws of Lagos, 2015.
The court presided over by Chief Magistrate Kikekomo Bukola Ayeye heard that Otobo and her co-defendant, Wisdom Godstime, allegedly planned to extort the founder of Omega Fire Ministries, Apostle Suleiman.
The police alleged that with intent to blackmail a man of God, the defendants unlawfully demanded that Apostle Suleiman should pay Otobo one million dollars to avoid adultery allegation at a press conference.
Otobo was accused of threatening to kill the fiery pastor for falling to fulfil his marriage promise to her.
The Magistrate granted Otobo bail in the sum of N100,000 with a surety in like sum.
She ordered that Otobo be remanded in the court’s holding cell pending the fulfilment of her bail conditions.
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