According to the charge sheet obtained by SaharaReporters, ThankGod would be arraigned before a Magistrate Court of Abia State in the Aba South Magisterial District holding at Aba South forrefusing to pray during church service
The Nigeria Police Force, Abia State Command in the South-East region has arraigned a 55-year-old man identified as Sunday ThankGod, in court for refusing to pray in church.
According to the charge sheet obtained by SaharaReporters, ThankGod would be arraigned before a Magistrate Court of Abia State in the Aba South Magisterial District holding at Aba South.
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In the charge No: MAS/COS/2c/2023, the defendant was accused of conducting himself in a manner likely to cause breach of peace by neglecting the opening prayer of the Bishop at the Apostolic Christian Church Mission (ACCM) at No. 34 Omuma Road, Aba.
The charge read, “That you, Sunday ThankGod, on the 16th day of April, 2023 at Apostolic Christian Church Mission (A.C.C.M) at No. 34 Omuma Road Aba, in the Aba South Magisterial District did conduct yourself in a manner likely to cause a breach of peace by neglecting the Opening Prayer of the Bishop and thereby caused public disturbance at the church and thereby committed an offence punishable under Section 249 (d) of the Criminal Code Cap. 80 Vol 3 Laws of Abia State of Nigeria, 2005.”
Section 249 of the Criminal Code Act in Nigeria. Idle and disorderly persons
The following persons‐
(a) every common prostitute‐
(i) behaving in a disorderly or indecent manner in any public place;
(ii) loitering and persistently importuning or soliciting persons for the purpose of prostitution;
(b) every person wandering or placing himself in any public place to beg or gather alms, or causing or procuring or encouraging any child or children so to do;
(c) every person playing at any game of chance for money or money’s worth in any public place; and
(d) every person who, in any public place, conducts himself in a manner likely to cause a breach of the peace,
shall be deemed idle and disorderly persons and may be arrested without warrant, and are guilty of a simple offence and liable to imprisonment for one month.
The date for his trial has not been confirmed at the time of filing this report.