Prophet Jailed 7yrs For Absconding From Court

Prophet Destiny Onwudinjo of Heaven
Divine Ministry, Shasha, a suburb of Lagos
in western Nigeria, has been sentenced to
seven years imprisonment without an
option of fine for absconding from court to
evade trial.
Presiding Magistrate P.E. Nwaka of Ejigbo
Court handed the sentence to Onwudinjo
after he pleaded guilty to attempt to escape
after he was brought to court for trial.
Prophet Onwudinjo caused a stir at the
court recently when he suddenly jumped
from the dock and ran out of the court
where he was facing criminal charge of
fraud and assault.
The prosecutor, Mr Femi Adeleye, and
some of the court officials ran after him and
re-arrested him along the street of Lagos.
His action disrupted the court’s proceedings
as the litigants rushed out of the court due
to the rowdiness that ensued.
Prophet Onwudinjo was facing trial in the
court after he was arrested by the police at
Shasha Division for brutalizing a
commercial motorcycle rider called Chika
Izuogu for refusing to pay him N120,000
for deliverance prayer.
The incident happened at Olukosi Street,
Shasha, Lagos where both of them reside.
According to Izuogu, Onwudinjo told him
that he had a revelation from God that he
needed to embark on seven days
deliverance prayer so that his condition
would improve for the better.
He said the Enugu State-born Onwudinjo
explained to him that the money he asked
him to pay covered the fasting and other
spiritual materials he would use for the
deliverance.
To convince Izuogu that the prayer will
work after seven days, he told him that he
will receive a divine blessing from God as
an unknown person will give him N3 million
he would use to start a new life and
become rich.
Abia State-born Izuogu who seemed to be
convinced told Onwudinjo that he would
do the fasting by himself because he had no
such amount to give him.
This caused a disagreement between them
and in the process, Onwudinjo allegedly
beat up Izuogu and injured him in the
process.
Izuogu said he held him and raised an
alarm which attracted neighbours who
contacted the police that arrested the
prophet.
After investigation, Onwudinjo was charged
to court with assault and attempt to obtain
money under false pretence.
It was while in court that he bolted and was
re-arrested.
When he was re-arraigned, the presiding
Magistrate, Mr Peter. E. Nwaka ordered him
to be remanded in prison custody at Kirikiri.
The court also directed the prosecutor to
prepare another contempt charge against
him for escaping from the court.
When the prosecutor arraigned him, he
pleaded guilty of trying to escape from
court and assaulting Izuogu before the
court.
He was subsequently sentenced
accordingly.