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Criminal enticement: Court says Prophetess
Deborah Fwenji must be served.
By Udanta Ugante
June 03, 2019
Hon.
Andrawas Makai of Magistrate Court Bukuru has adjourned until 22 July, 2019 to
enable a subpoena served on Prophetess Deborah, wife of Evangelist Danjuma
Goshen Fwenji of God’s Grace Divine Mission (GGDM).
Fwenji
is standing trial for criminal enticement. A former Federal Law maker, Hon
Leonard Dilkon had dragged Fwenji before the Court for alleged enticement of
his former wife, Joy.
When
the case file was called on Monday, counsel to the complainant, Francis Okafor
Esq told the court that the matter was slated for continuation of hearing. “The
matter is slated for continuation of hearing. It was slated for today and
tomorrow. We have applied and a subpoena issued on the next witness and same
was served on the defense counsel. This morning, the counsel said the same
witness cannot be reached. That is the only set-back to today’s hearing,
otherwise we would have taken her today and by tomorrow we would have close our
case” Said counsel.
Responding,
counsel to the defendant, Titilayo Otitiju confirmed being served with the subpoena
to produce Mrs. Fwenji in court to testify in the matter. She however said that
she called counsel for the complainant in the morning and informed him that it
will not be possible in view of the ruling of the same court of 19, February,
2019.
“in
the Light of this, I would return the same subpoena today”, said counsel.
However,
counsel to the complainant in his response observed that if there was any
objection by a party on any issue it must come by way of motion arguing that it
was not in the place of any party to interpret the ruling of the court. Counsel
said that the proper thing was for witness to be served first and then challenge it.
He
appealed to the court to probate on the counsel to serve the witness.
The
court asked counsel to the complainant why he wouldn’t want to call other witnesses
before prophetess Fwenji. He told the court that taking prophetess Fwenji as
the first witness was paramount to the case because she would lay the
foundation to be followed by her former husband before the complainant who
would eventually prove to the court that indeed, the defendant entices women.
Submission
of counsel to complainant was taken and the matter adjourned to 22nd
and 23rd of July, 2019.
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