Man Pleads Guilty To Stealing Church Tithe

An Igbosere Chief Magistrate’s Court, Sura Street, Lagos, on Friday ordered Emmanuel Nzenike, 30, remanded in prison custody for stealing N9,720 from a church tithe.

Nzenike had pleaded guilty to a one-count charge of stealing N9,720 tithe belonging to the Church of Assumption, Lagos.

The prosecutor, Sgt. Clifford Ogu, told the court that the accused on July 6 entered the Church of Assumption, Lagos with intent to commit felony to wit stealing.

“The accused on the said day and time entered the Church of Assumption, broke the tithe box and carted away the sum of N9,720, property of the church,” Ogu said.

According to him, the offence contravenes sections 390 (9) and 416 of the Criminal Code, Laws of Lagos State, 2003.

The accused pleaded guilty to the charge.

The Magistrate, Mrs A.A. Famobiwo, said in view of the guilty stance of the accused, he should be remanded in prison custody till July 12 for sentencing.