Folayemi Omoleye, a serving judge
at the Akure division of the court of appeal, has been accused of assaulting a
pastor at the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), Ijapo estate, Akure,
Ondo state.
According to a witness, Omoleye,
whose residence is located beside the church, had forced her way into its
premises during a mid-week service.
She was said to have brought out
her phone to record the service and one of the pastors reportedly challenged
her over the manner in which she entered the church and the audacity to record
the service without permission.
Argument broke out and in the
process, the judge was said to have slapped the pastor.
“We were in a Divine Encounter
service which normally holds between between 10am and 12am on Wednesday. The
woman (judge) entered into the church and started recording the church’s
activities,” the witness said.
“A pastor and some members
advised her not to disrupt the church service and she slapped the pastor as
they were discussing. She also assaulted a 68-year-old woman. When the woman
fell down, the judge started beating her with her slippers. The woman got
injured and was taken to the hospital.”
The church |
The witness said officers from
nearby Ijapo police station had to intervene before the matter was brought
under control.
Dele Oyesola, pastor in-charge of
the church, confirmed the incident, describing the judge’s action as
dishonourable.
He said the piece of land where
the church is, was acquired in 1989. Oyesola said it was the Ondo state Housing
Corporation that approved the land. He added that the judge bought the house
beside the church about 10 years ago.
Idris Umar, a regional pastor of
RCCG, said the church had directed its lawyer to write a petition to the
National Judicial Council over the “dishonourable action”.
Effort to get the judge’s
reaction was not successful as the security man at her residence denied
journalists access. He said she was not expecting reporters.
Femi Joseph, spokesman of Ondo
police command, said the allegation of assault levelled against the judge was
being investigated.
Joseph said officers of the
command led by the divisional police officer (DPO) of Ijapo had visited the
judge to question her about the incident.
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