By Chukwudi Ebele
...Accused of Double Selling 4 Plots of Land
The Magistrate Court 4 holding at Atani, Ogbaru Magistrate District has issued a Warrant of Arrest for the arrest of an Anglican priest, Rev Ossy Molokwu Rtd who was accused of Double selling four plots of Land but absconded from the court premises to evade being incarcerated after the Magistrate court delivered his judgment and ordered that he should be remanded in the Correctional Center, Onitsha pending when he complies with the order of the court.
The
warrant of arrest dated 5th July 2024 was to be made available to the Nigerian
Police Force through the Commissioner of Police to arrest the defendant, Rev.
Ossy Molokwu Rtd. on sight if he does not submit himself to the Correction
Center Onitsha.
The
magistrate court also in a landmark Judgement ordered that the defendant, Rev
Ossy Molokwu Rtd shall be remanded in prison custody pending when he complies
with the order of the court which states: “The accused person is to restore
four plots of land and including 1.2 million naira as compensation fine to the
nominal complainant, Nduka Johnson Mozie,"the Receipt of Judgement reads.
According
to an eye witness, Nnazimuzo A. Ugorji, a private legal practitioner who is the
principal in chambers of Nnazimuzor A. Ugorji & Associates and Prosecuting
Counsel for the Nominal Plaintiff, Nduka Johnson Mozie, It was drama on July 4,
2024 at the Chief Magistrate Court Atani in Ogbaru Magistrate District Anambra State when a Priest of the Anglican
Communion Rev. Molokwu Rtd who was about to be remanded in prison custody until
he fulfils the conditions sentenced by the Magistrate fled the Magistrate Court
4 Atani, Ogbaru District premises under the presence that he wanted to ease
himself.
"A
judgment was delivered on July 4, 2024 by His Worship Chinwe O. Aniekwensi
following a suit with Change number: MGB/39C/2021 brought by the Police .The
receipt of Judgment was brought last Thursday.
"In
his judgment, His Worship C. O. Aniekwensi sentenced that, “the defendant be
remanded in correction center pending when he complies with the order of the court.
The accused person is to restore the four plots of land to the nominal complainant,
to pay compensation of 1.2 million naira for wasting the time of the nominal
complainant in court and for items stolen from the land", said Ugorji.
"The
defendant, Rev Ossy Molokwu had in 2006 sold the four plots of land at Ogbakuba
in Ogbaru LGA to my client, Nduka Johnson Mozie but later resold the same piece
of land to another person, a former LGA Chairman pretending to be the
owner".
"We
petitioned the IG of police who ordered the AIG zone 13, Ukpo to cause an
investigation into the matter. The police resolved by report that Rev. Ossy
Molokwu was fraudulent and actually double sold the land in question. He was
arrested, granted bail within the bounds of the law and the matter was charged
to court in 2021.
"The
matter before magistrate court 4 Atani, Ogbaru was given accelerated hearing
after I applied and obtained an Executive Fiat from the Attorney General of
Anambra State to prosecute the charge when it was obvious that the defense
counsel, Barr Ada Uyammadu was frustrating the proceedings so as to avert the
evil day," alleged Ugorji.
"Finally,
on the 4th of July 2024 judgment was delivered and the defendant, Rev Ossy
Molokwu was found guilty. The Defense counsel pleaded Allocutus and prayed
court to tamper justice with mercy, saying that Rev Ossy Molokwu was a first
offender. The court after hearing the Alocutus relied on restorative judgement
and gave him option of fine to pay the sum of 1.2million naira to the norminal
complaint for wasting their time and for some items removed from the site and
ordered that he be remanded in prison custody till he refunds the money.
That he
also refund the second buyer of my client's land the 2.5 million naira which he
admitted that he resold the land. That he restores the four plots of land to
the nominal complainant. That these
conditions must be fulfilled before he will be released from prison
custody," said Ugorji.
"Rev
Ossy Molokwu who was dressed with his priestly collar as a clergy was made to
sit where people to be taken to the correction center/at the left corner of the
court. He pretended to go and ease himself but before the attention of anybody
could get to him, he jumped into his car and zoomed off," alleged Ugorji.
"However,
on 5th July 2024 the court signed and issued a Warrant of arrest ordering that
Rev Ossy Molokwu be arrested anywhere he is found and remanded in the
Correction Center, Onitsha, “said Ugorji.
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