The Lagos State High Court sitting in Ikeja on Wednesday jailed popular Genesis prophet, Israel Ogundipe for fraud.
He was dragged before the court in 2007 on charges bordering on fraud and obtaining by false pretences by the Lagos State Government.
Justice Olabisi Akinlade convicted him on Wednesday of two counts after an America-based architect, Mrs. Olaide Williams-Oni, accused him of obtaining a total of N17m from her with the promise to help her procure some landed property.
Ogundipe, who is the Shepherd-in-Charge of Celestial Church of Christ Global Genesis parish, defaulted in procuring the landed property, the court heard.
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Although seven counts were preferred against the convict, Justice Akinlade dismissed five for lack of evidence and convicted him on two.
In a judgement that lasted more than four hours, Justice Akinlade convicted the accused on counts 2 and 4.
The judge discharged him of counts 1,3, 5, 6 and 7.
The judge sentenced the Genesis prophet to one year in a correctional facility on each of the two counts but said that the sentences would run concurrently.
Testifying before the court, the complainant, Mrs. Williams-Oni said that she first met the prophet in 2002 when her step-sister took her to his church for prayers.
She said she had visited Nigeria at the time.
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