By Fatimah Alli
A Lagos State High sitting in Ikeja, on Wednesday, convicted and sentenced husband and wife, Harry Uyanwanne and Oluwakemi Odemuyiwa alongside Temple International Church, over a case involving the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission which filed a seven-count charge having to do with stealing, dishonest conversion, false presentation and fraud against the convicts
Justice Mojisola Dada who presided over the matter handed down the judgement after the court found the couple guilty of the offences levelled against them.
The judge also ordered that the third defendant, Temple International Church, be deregistered and closed down for using the name of God and the church to perpetrate fraud.
The convicts had earlier pleaded not guilty, when the EFCC arraigned them, leading to the resumption of trial by the prosecution on February 25, 2020.
During the trial, the prosecution counsel, Mr Babatunde Sonoiki, called five witnesses while the defence called two witnesses.
And, finally, while delivering the judgment, the judge held that the prosecution proved its case beyond reasonable doubt and, therefore, found the couple guilty of the charges.
The judge therefore sentenced the case nvincts to three years imprisonment on count one, while on count two to six, the first convict, Harry Uyanwanne, was sentenced to seven years imprisonment.
At the same time, the second convict (Odemuyiwa) was sentenced to three years imprisonment, while the court discharged and acquitted them on count seven.
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