Top Redeem Church Pastor Lands in Hot Soup After Allegedly Scamming His Tenant

A Redeemed Christian Church of God, RCCG pastor, Jamiu Shola Kolawole has found himself in trouble after he allegedly used his two storey building to scam his tenant, Dr Emeka Ugwunze under false pretence.

 

According to the report by PM EXPRESS, the incident took place while he was still battling with two criminal trials for the alleged fraud and forgery before two separate Magistrate courts, the Lagos State High court has ordered him to pay about N12m to the victim including N3m damages.

 

 

The 59-year old kolawole was arrested after he tricked Ugwunze and obtained about N9m under the false pretence of selling his property which turned out to be a scam.

 

 

The house in question is located at 2 Gbagada road, phase 2 Extension, Gbagada area of Lagos. However, after he obtained the money, he  bolted away and went into hiding until the Police was able to  trace and arrested him.

 

 

Kolawole was charged before Isolo Magistrate court presided by the chief  Magistrate, Mrs O.A. Adedayo. He was granted bail but remanded in prison custody until he perfected his bail condition and was released from prison.

 

 

The embattled pastor Kolawole’s matter worsened following the recent  judgment given by Justice M.O. Obadina of the Lagos High court which ordered Kolawole to pay Ugwunze the money.

 

 

In the suit number LD/1479/2011 sighted by P.M.EXPRESS, the court ruled that ” I hold that the defendant is entitle to general damages for the unjustified withholding the claimant’s money since 2011.

 

 

The court also ruled that the damages were due for payment immediately and will attract statutory post judgment interest if there was any default in payment.

 

 

Meanwhile, the two criminal cases against Kolawole at Igbosere and Isolo Magistrate courts were almost at  the advanced state to judgment level. At the Igbosere Magistrates court, he was alleged to have been involved in forgery which he denied and the trial had since commenced, while at the Isolo court, he is at present facing the alleged fraud under the Criminal code.

 

 

Kolawole is now at the risk of spending so many years in prison if he was found guilty in those two courts and may as well source for fund to pay Ugwunze for the damages as ruled by the High court.

 

 

It was also gathered that the RCCG leaders had waded into the matter and advised Kolawole to refund the money to Ugwunze but he was resistant and said to have claimed he had spent the whole money.

 

 

However, the court subtracted N2.1m rent Ugwunze was supposed to pay to Kolawole as rent which reduced the payment to about N10m which kolawole is expected to Pay Ugwunze.