Pastor Arrested For Fraud Attempts To Kill Himself In Cell

No one is above the issues of life. A 46 year-old pastor, Joseph Afolayan, who was arrested by the police in Osun State for alleged fraud, has attempted to hang himself in the police cell.

It was learnt that Afolayan, a pastor with Freed Zone Church in Ijebu Ode, Ogun State, was nabbed alongside his female friend, Miss Bimbo Olanrewaju.

It was learnt that the pastor requested a financial help of N600,000 from Bimbo, saying he needed the money to clear some goods he was expecting from Canada.

Miss Bimbo and the pastor were said to have fraudulently obtained a sum of N450,000 from one Mathew Odeleye, while the pastor was said to have fled after allegedly collecting the N450,000.

Mathew was said to have lodged a complaint at a police station and the police arrested Miss Bimbo, but could not get Pastor Afolayan.

To get the pastor, the police were said to have asked Miss Bimbo to call the pastor and told him to come to collect N150,000 to complete the money that he needed to clear the goods.

It was gathered that when the pastor went to collect the money, he was arrested by the police and detained for further investigation.

It was said that the pastor attempted to kill himself in the police cell because of the shame that the alleged act brought to him.

He was arraigned before a magistrate court sitting in Osogbo immediately after the alleged failed suicide attempt in the cell.

A police prosecutor, Sunday Ajayi, brought the defendants to court on counts of stealing; obtaining money under false pretences and attempted suicide, while Miss Bimbo was charged with stealing and obtaining money under false pretences.

The two accused pleaded not guilty to all the charges preferred against them.

The magistrate, Falilat Sodamade, granted them bail in the sum of N100,000 each and adjourned the case till February 20, 2017, for trial.