A Kenyan-based Nigerian pastor has been charged before a Nairobi Court with defrauding a bank of over Sh28 million.
Pastor Wealth Ochelle Alias Apostle Wealth of Cogic International Church of God domiciled at Shanzu in Mombasa was charged with conspiracy to defraud Stanbic Bank Limited Sh28,779,600.
He is alleged to have been committed on diverse dates between November 3 and 8 2022 at an unknown place within the Republic of Kenya.
He was further charged with handling stolen money where on November 10, 2022, he dishonestly received Sh340,000 having the reason to believe it to be stolen or unlawfully obtained.
Appearing before Chief Magistrate Lucas Onyina at Milimani law courts, the accused pastor denied involvement in the crime.
His defence lawyer informed the court that the pastor is a foreigner from Nigeria and that he surrendered his passport to the police.
He further said the pastor has been living in Kenya since 2013 in Shanzu where he has a church in the name of Cogic Church of God.
The court released him on a bond of Sh500,000.
He will appear in Court on June 9, 2023, for pretrial.
