Church members attack journalists for covering pastor’s fraud case in court

Abiekunogho is standing trial for allegedly obtaining a Toyota SUV and N20,000.00 from a member of his church, Seiyefa Sayou, through a false prophecy.

It was gathered that when the case resumed for hearing, the visibly angry magistrate ordered reporters to leave her court.

She says: “All journalists should leave this court. We don’t do sensational here, the last time you came here this issue was reported in all the media, and this made people call my phone from all over the country. I (received) so many messages on my WhatsApp. All the journalists leave my court”

The order by the magistrate emboldened the church members, sympathetic to their pastor, to threaten the journalists, who left the courtroom for the premises.

It was later learned that the pastor reportedly asked his members to deal with any journalist who tried to capture him with a camera.

Shortly after the court proceeding, it was gathered the pastor was shielded by his members to deter journalists from taking his photograph.

But as he made his way to a waiting vehicle, some journalists were said to have taken some of his pictures.

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