Busted: Pastor, Son Arrested For Shooting Another Pastor And His Wife In Illorin

The accused pastor was said to be
owing the victim and his wife for
services rendered as Sunday school
teachers…
A 70-year-old pastor, Ibigbemi
Ajayi and his 17-year-old son,
Joel, have been arrested and
arraigned before an Ilorin
Magistrate’s Court for attempted
m****r and culpable homicide.
Pastor Ajayi and his son have been
charged with criminal conspiracy,
causing grievous hurt and attempt
to commit culpable homicide.
Police information report revealed
that a lawyer had written a
petition against Ajayi alleging that
a Pastor, Ayoade John and his
wife had been engaged as Bible
Study teachers on Saturdays and
Sundays at a church without
payment.
The FIR stated that,
“On June 1, 2014 at about 20:00
hours, you, Prophet Ibigbemi Ajayi
and your son Joel Ajayi , criminally
conspired and went to the room of
the petitioner to beat him with
criminal charm and his right hand
swelled, simply because he
answered a phone call while you
are speaking with him.
On June 13, 2014 at about 20:00
hours, the petitioner met you for
settlement when you, Ibigbemi
Ajayi and Joel Ajayi, conspired
together and beat him up with a
stick and he sustained [a] fracture
on his right hand and also shot at
him, causing him to sustain
injuries on his stomach as a result
of slight touch of the pellet. You
hereby committed the above
offences.”
The accused persons pleaded not
guilty to the charges and although
their bail was opposed by the
police prosecutor who claimed
there were “overwhelming
evidences” against them, they were
granted bail of N250,000 each and
two sureties on the grounds that
the duo had enjoyed police bail
prior to their arraignment.