Court IssuesTwo Bench Warrant Against Pastor Fwenji Who Is Accused of Sleeping With Wife Of  A Former House Of Reps Member

Yakubu Busari

A Magistrate Court sitting in Bukuru on Tuesday issued two bench warrants to Evangelist Danjuma Goshwen Fwenji of God’s Grace Divine Mission Jos Plateau state who has been standing trial of illegal possession and adoption of a married woman.

The plaintiff disclosed that, the accused always run away from services, as he always go about with armed policemen. Okafor said that the accused demand for bail on self-recognition was an insult on the court.

The  bail condition for Evangelist Danjuma Goshwen Fwenji  is N1.5million. Fwenji who is standing trial for criminal enticement brought against him by Hon. Leonard Dilkon a former Federal Law maker, when all the charges were  read out to the accused person he pleaded not guilty of the allegations ,however, Counsel to the complainant Barrister Francis Okafor told the court that since the accused has pleaded not guilty the would go ahead  with the normal proceedings to  the case.

The accused counsel, Chief Smart Irabor has applied for the bail condition under section 36 sub section 5 of the constitution of the federal Republic of Nigeria 1999 as amended, adding,  ,that was their submission that they will be available for trial as he  further urged the court to grant the accused  person bail on self-recognition.

Barr. Okafor submitted that he was not objecting to the application, however, he appealed the court to give the bail condition in a way and manner that the accused would be available in court when he is needed.

According to the counsel, this was important and necessary for the fact that the accused has been avoiding coming to court to clear himself of the allegations leveled against him as if he is above the law, adding that for the above reason, according to him, the case was a direct criminal complaint and not police prosecution where in the case of the latter, an accused can always be traced by the police in the event he jumped bail.

He further submitted that if important personalities like the Nigerian Senate President would produce sureties before granting bail, he wondered why the case of the accused in this case would be an exception.

In his ruling, the Chief Magistrate Sam Galadima said that though the issue of bail condition is at the discretion of the court, the issue raised up by counsel to the complainant cannot be ignored because according to him, the issue was meant to caution the court.

He therefore granted the accused bail in the sum of N1.5 million  with  two sureties in like sum who must be persons of standing and proven integrity and must also be resident within the jurisdiction of the court. The case is adjourned to 25th April 2017.

Hon Leonard Dilkon represented Pankshin, Kanam and Kanke at the green chambers in the National Assembly from 2007 to 2011. He has accused Evangelist Danjuma Fwenji of enticing his wife, Mrs Joy Dilkon.