Magistrate Court in Port Harcourt has granted bail to Pastor Felix Duruebube of the Mercy House Church International, who was accused of defiling a sixteen-year-old girl.
Duruebube who is facing two charges of defilement and forcing the girl to take an oath with him was arraigned before Chief Magistrate Obiareri Anugbum.
He pleaded not guilty to the charges. Our correspondent reports that though Mr. Duruebube was granted bail, he was remanded in the Port Harcourt Correctional Centre because he was not able to fulfill the bail conditions on Monday.
Chairperson of FIDA in Rivers State, Adata Bio-Briggs, while speaking to our correspondent complained of pressure from religious leaders to drop the case. She urged them to desist from settling criminal matters involving pastors.
The FIDA chairperson seeing the number of church members that attended the court proceedings called on Christians to test the spirit behind their pastors.
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