Breaking: IGP Moves to Revoke Bail of Abraham Daniel in Defamation Suit

Because Oboyinlo Enenche Peter, a relative of Pastor Paul Enenche, is accused of violating his release terms in an ongoing criminal defamation case, Inspector General of Police Kayode Egbetokun has asked the Federal Capital Territory’s Magistrate’s Court in Abuja to withdraw his bail.
In the Magistrate Court in Wuse Zone 6, Abuja, Oboyinlo Enenche Peter, Abraham Daniel, and other allegedly at-large individuals are on trial for allegedly disparaging the reputations of Pastor Paul Enenche, the General Overseer of Dunamis International Gospel Center, and Pastor Enoch Adeboye, the General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God.
IGP Egbetokun charged Peter with violating the terms of his release in a Motion on Notice filed with the court on March 17 by his lawyer, Francis Gabriel Esq., of the Nigeria Police Force’s Legal Prosecution Section.
Egbetokun, the police chief, is requesting a court order to remand Peter in the Nigeria Correctional Service’s custody until the end of his trial due to this alleged infraction.

It was recognized that the application was submitted in compliance with the inherent jurisdiction of the court, Section 4 of the Police Act, Section 35 (f, 44 (2) K. 251(d) of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999 (as amended), and several sections of the Administration of Criminal Justice Act 2015.

The allegation of a breach of bail terms serves as the foundation for the application.

Notably, this comes after the defendants in the case, Peter Enenche and Abraham Daniel, a former pastor at Dunamis, petitioned Chief Emmanuel A. Iyanna, the presiding magistrate, accusing him of misconduct and flagrant disrespect for the law.

“The First Defendant, after being granted bail by this Honourable Court, went and made several publications on Facebook, WhatsApp, and other social media platforms defaming the Character of the General Overseer of the Dunamis International Gospel Centre and consequently was found to be committing the same offence for which he is standing trial before this Honourable Court,” the applicant stated as one of the six grounds for the application.

“With the intention of making fun of this Court in the eyes of the public, the first defendant also published a piece that touched on the subject matter of the criminal trial that is currently taking place before this Honorable Court without this Court’s consent.

“That the Administration of Criminal Justice Act, 2015 gives this Honorable Court the authority to cancel the first defendant’s bail if it is discovered that the defendant is committing another crime while out on bail.”

“That the Respondents will succeed in their plans to shorten the justice of this case unless this Honorable Court steps in and grants this application.”

Oboyinlo Enenche Peter, Mr. Abraham Daniel, and Others At Large are the first through third defendants/respondents in the lawsuit, while the Inspector General of Police is the complainant/applicant.

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“AN order of this Honorable Court revoking the bail of the 1st Defendant, Oboyinlo Enenche Peter for violating the Condition of his bail,” is one of the three reliefs the applicant requested.

An order that remands the first defendant to the custody of the Nigeria Correctional Service until the case’s trial is over.

“And any additional orders that this Honorable Court may think appropriate to issue under the facts of this case.”