Apostle Suleiman’s alleged lover, Stephanie Otobo spotted in Lagos court (photos)

         

          Stephanie Otobo, a Nigerian singer based in Canada, who claimed to have had an affair with Omega Fire Ministry's Pastor, Apostle Johnson Sulaiman, appeared Tuesday in the Tinubu court in Lagos, where a lawsuit against her was lodged by Magistrate Kikelomo Bukola Ayeye. According to SaharaReporters, the president of the court on Tuesday, January 23, 2018, said she would return the case for reallocation, adding that her action was guided by a directive she received through a letter from the office of the deputy chief clerk. She also indicated that the letter inviting her to transfer the case was dated January 2017 and that she thought it could be an administrative error. The magistrate said that the letter arrived shortly after his clerk informed the parties that the case would be submitted to him today.      Uchenna Moneke, a lawyer in Festus Keyamo's chamber, representing Otobo and the second defendant, Wisdom Godstime, tried to persuade the magistrate not to transfer the case. He argued that his client had not received any requests and that he had not received a copy of the letter either. He said that such a practice is a violation of the legal code of conduct. He also deplored the complainant's absence, Mr. Sulaiman, in court since the beginning of the case. Ms. Ayeye, however, stated that she had no reason to refuse to transfer the case.   At the last adjourned date, Godstime was absent in court, which caused the magistrate to issue a bench warrant against him. The warrant was however revoked today as he was present today’s.

He explained, through his lawyer, that he could not make it to court because he was sick. A doctor’s report was presented to court as proof for his absence.
Magistrate Ayeye consequently adjourned the matter till May 2, 2018, when parties would appear before the new magistrate.

 

“I am not emotionally attached to any of the cases before me. If I am asked to transfer a case, I will transfer it,” she said.




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