ABUJA — A pastor, Emmanuel
Mathew, 50, appeared before an
Abuja High Court for allegedly
raping three pupils in a primary
school at Mpape, Abuja.
Mathew, who is the pastor and
General Overseer of The Choice
Bible Church, Mpape, and
proprietor of the said school,
was arraigned on a five-count
charge.
The Prosecutor, DSP Stanley
Nwodo, told the court that the
accused raped two seven-year-
old and a nine-year-old pupils on
different occasions in his school.
Nwodo said the offence
contravened Section 283 of the
Penal Code, which attracts 14
years imprisonment, an option of
fine or both.
Mathew pleaded not guilty to the
charges.
After arraignment, the Counsel to
the accused, Mr. Uya Yamah,
urged the court to admit his
client to bail.
The prosecutor did not oppose
the application because the
accused had been on
administrative bail.
In his ruling, Justice Husseini
Baba-Yusuf, granted bail to the
accused in the sum of N500,000
and a surety in like sum.
Baba-Yusuf ordered that the
surety must be resident within
the FCT and must produce proof
of ownership of a landed
property.
He adjourned the case till January
21, 2014, for hearing.

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