A
serious fight over the sharing of N16.5m realized from the purchase of
some parcel of land and property, have seen three Pastors of the Living
Faith Church in Lagos state, engrossed in bitter battle.
Three Pastors of the Living Faith Church also known as Winners
Chapel at Isheri Olofin area of Lagos state are engrossed in serious
fight over the sharing of N16.5m realized from the purchase of some
parcel of land and property by the church in Lagos.
According to Vanguard, the fight which was said to have started
from the church premises has now moved to the Lagos court where the
parties are seeking justice.
The three pastors in the matter are Deacon Dolire Oluwaniyi who is
also an estate agent on the one hand and two other Pastors, Edwin Iky
and Peter O. Odama on the other hand. The last two acted on behalf of
the church over the purchase of the property.
In the suit before Magistrate’s court sitting in Ogba, with suit
number, MIK/4174/16, Deacon Oluwaniyi stated that the two pastors
cheated him after they collected N140m from their General Overseer,
Bishop David Oyedapo and paid N130m to the owner of the property.
Apart from that, Deacon Oluwaniyi also stated that as the agent who
linked the church to the owner of the property, he was entitled to N6.5
million commission which was also paid by the church but was shared
between the two pastors and he was not given a dime.
Following the alleged scam, the claimant dragged the church to the
court seeking an order that he should be paid his commission as a
registered agent with his company’s name, Bedek properties that
facilitated the transaction.
In his affidavit in support of the claim, the claimant stated that
his company wrote to the church introducing the properties which contain
two big church halls and a story building on one acre of land located
at Iyana Odo, along Igando road in Sheri Olofin area.
He stated that he was contacted through the pastors and he linked
the church to the owner of the property, one Bishop Emmanuel Omobajesu.
The claimant said after the payment for the property he demanded for his
commission and the two pastors asked him to bear it as seed to the
church where as they had already collected the money from the church.
The claimant also stated that the pastors involved in the
transaction are not honest and sincere as they both ate with both hands
and thereby soiled their hands in the transaction. In response, the
defendant under the registered trustee of the church stated that the
claimant was not appointed as its agent, legal representative nor hold
any partnership and did not authorise the claimant to act on behalf of
the defendant.
It also stated that the claimant have no locus standi to sue the
defendant as regard the property and demanding N6.5m agency commission.
The presiding Magistrate, Mrs. M.O Osibajo has adjourned the matter till
23 November, 2016, to deliver rulings on the motions filed by the
parties.
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