The Magistrate’s Court of the Federal Capital Territory in Abuja has been asked by Inspector General of Police Kayode Egbetokun to cancel the bail of Oboyinlo Enenche Peter, a relative of Pastor Paul Enenche, because of alleged violations of his bail terms in a criminal defamation case that is still pending.
Oboyinlo Enenche Peter is on trial in the Magistrate Court in Wuse Zone 6, Abuja, along with Abraham Daniel and other allegedly at-large individuals, for allegedly disparaging the reputations of Pastor Paul Enenche, the General Overseer of Dunamis International Gospel Center, and Pastor Enoch Adeboye, the General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God.
Peter was accused of not following the terms of his bail by IGP Egbetokun in a Motion on Notice filed with the court on March 17 by his lawyer, Francis Gabriel Esq., from the Nigeria Police Force’s Legal Prosecution Section.
Police chief Egbetokun is requesting a court order to put Peter in the Nigeria Correctional Service’s custody till the end of his trial due to this claimed violation.
In addition to the court’s inherent jurisdiction, it was understood that the application was submitted in compliance with Section 4 of the Police Act, Section 35 (f, 44 (2) K. 251(d) of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999 (as amended), and several sections of the Administration of Criminal Justice Act 2015.
The application’s foundation is the allegation of a violation of the terms of bail.
It is important to note that this outcome comes after the defendants in the case, Peter Enenche and Abraham Daniel, a former pastor at Dunamis, petitioned Chief Emmanuel A. Iyanna, the presiding magistrate, about misconduct and a flagrant disrespect for the law.
But among the six reasons for the application, the applicant stated that “the first defendant, after being granted bail by this Honourable Court, went and made several publications on Facebook, WhatsApp, and other social media platforms defaming the Character of the General Overseer of the Dunamis International Gospel Centre and consequently was found to be committing the same offence for which he is standing trial before this Honourable Court.”
Without the permission of this Court and with the intention of making fun of this Court in the eyes of the public, the First Defendant additionally published documents that touched on the subject matter of the criminal trial that is currently taking place before this Honorable Court.
“This Honorable Court is empowered by the Administration of Criminal Justice Act, 2015 to revoke the first defendant’s bail whenever it is discovered that the defendant is committing another crime while out on bail.”
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The Respondents will be able to carry out their efforts to shorten the case’s duration unless this Honorable Court steps in and grants this application.
As the first to third defendants/respondents, Oboyinlo Enenche Peter, Mr. Abraham Daniel, and Others At Large are suing the Inspector General of Police as the complainant/applicant.
The applicant requested the following three reliefs: “AN order of this Honorable Court revoking the bail of the 1st Defendant, Oboyinlo Enenche Peter, for having violated the conditions of his bail.”
“AN ORDER remanding the first defendant to the custody of the Nigeria Correctional Service until the case’s trial is over.”
In light of the facts of this case, the Honorable Court may issue additional orders.
