News

In Osun, Magistrate Court sends Pastor to prison for stealing turkey, goat

An Osun State Magistrate Court sitting in Osogbo has remanded a pastor, Solomon Oni Opaalade in prison after he allegedly stole turkeys and a goat and threatened the owner with charms. He…

An Osun State Magistrate Court sitting in Osogbo has remanded a pastor, Solomon Oni Opaalade in prison after he allegedly stole turkeys and a goat and threatened the owner with charms.

He was arraigned on Monday, October 28th. The Principal State Counsel from the State Ministry of Justice, Adekunle Adeniyi told the court that the pastor stole nine turkeys valued at N270,000 and a goat valued at N18,000 belonging to one Oluwasegun Hammed.

Pastor Opaalade was said to have committed the alleged offence at Baruwa area in Osogbo. According to the State Counsel, Opaalade used charms to threaten Hammed in a manner that could cause breach of peace. The pastor pleaded not guilty.

However, the magistrate Mrs. Adijat Oloyede declined the bail request by his lawyer and ordered that he should be remanded in Ilesha Correctional Center till 12th of December.

Advertisement


Story timeline

How this story developed

Story network

Understand the wider story

Connected reporting selected by topic, category and recency.

Continue exploring

Follow the wider story

Discover related reporting, current updates, and the latest stories from InsightLinks.

Latest stories →
Published October 29, 2019
Share Facebook X