Bishop Duruebube Remanded At Correctional Centre Over Alleged Defilement Of 16 Year Old Girl

General Overseer of a new Generation Ministry Mercy House Church International Bishop Felix Okpara Duruebube has been remanded at PortHarcourt Correctional Centre after he failed to meet up his bail condition when he was arraigned before Chief Magistrate Anugbum N .

The State Criminal Investigation and Intelligence Department ,SCIID; arraigned the suspect on two count charge .

Reading the charge, Chief Magistrate said Bishop Duruebube between the month of April 2021 to May,2022 at RayJPE hotel Rumuokoro, Mercy House Church branch Iwofe and N0.42A road 12 Rumuahulu PortHarcourt in PortHarcourt magisterial district did unlawfully and sexually abused a girl between the ages of sixteen and seventeen years by inserting his manhood into the minor's private part and thereby committed an offence punishable under section 32(1)(2) of Child rights at CAP 50 law of Rivers State,2003.

The Magistrate also said sometimes in month of December,2021 at Mercy House church International headquarters Eliozu in the same aforementioned magisterial district , the suspect did unlawfully forced the minor to take an oath not to sleep with another man or tell anybody about the illegal love affair ,else she will run mad and die thereby committed an offence under section 208 of the criminal code of CAP 37 Vol .11 laws of Nigeria 2004.

However the accused pleaded not guilty to the charges and was granted bail by Chief Magistrate Anugbum .N with two sureties in like of two million naira which one of the sureties must be a Bishop while the second sureties will be a relation with landed property within the Magisterial district.

Speaking to Newsmen , Chairperson International Federation of Women Lawyers, FIDA; Rivers State, Mrs.Adata Bio- Briggs said the organization is pleased with the condition of bail given to the accused by the trial Magistrate.

The FIDA chairperson tasked people to test all spirit and mind worship centres they go to.

She frowned at situation where Men of God will be encouraging settlement of criminal matters.

Mrs . Bio-Briggs added that FIDA will follow up the matter to ensure Justice is served .

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