Oh No! Cherubim and Seraphim Prophetess Caught After Stealing Turkey in Osun State

Luck has ran out on a Cherubim and Seraphim prophetess after she was caught stealing a Canadian-breed life turkey in Osun State.

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A Cherubim and Seraphim prophetess, 41-year-old Sola Ajayi, who allegedly stole a Canadian-breed life turkey valued at N30, 000, is to remain behind bars, an Ile Ife Magistrates’ Court in Osun ruled on Monday.

 

Ajayi was ordered to be kept in prison custody over his inability to perfect her bail. Chief Magistrate Olalekan Ijiyode had granted her bail in the sum of N30, 000 with one surety in like sum.

 

Ijiyode added that the surety must be a civil servant and should also reside within the court’s jurisdiction. No civil servant showed up to stand surety for her and the magistrate remanded the prophetess in prison custody until the bail condition was met.

 

The accused was arraigned on a charge of stealing to which she pleaded not guilty.

 

The Prosecutor, Sgt. Sunday Osanyintuyi, told the court that the accused committed the offence on Oct. 16 at about 4.00 p.m. at Iloromu Quarters, Mokuro, Ile Ife. Osanyintuyi said the accused stole the life turkey valued at N30, 000, property of a woman, Khadijat Lamidi.

 

The offence contravened Section 390 of the Criminal Code, Laws of Osun, 2002. Counsel to the accused, Mr. Olalekan Babatunde, urged the court to grant her bail.

 

The case was adjourned to Nov. 26 for hearing.

 

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Tens of thousands of people have already been arrested or lost their jobs in the relentless crackdown under the state of emergency declared in the wake of the July 15 attempted coup.

A total of 113 personnel from the navy, and 427 from the air force have been temporarily suspended as part of an investigation into the group led by Gulen, Defence Minister Fikri Isik was quoted as saying by the Dogan news agency.

He said 368 of the suspended personnel were officers.

In total, 3,699 military personnel have been dismissed from the Turkish armed forces in the wake of the coup, the minister added. Half Turkey's contingent of generals from before the coup have either been arrested or dismissed.

The announcement comes a day after Turkey suspended 12,801 police officers from duty -- 2,523 of them police chiefs.

Turkish officials say a suspension is a "precautionary measure" intended to stop suspects from interfering with the official investigation, adding that suspended personnel receive two thirds of their salary.

Turkey has launched a vast crackdown on plotters of the attempt to oust President Recep Tayyip Erdogan from power.

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Gulen and his supporters deny the claims, saying he merely runs a peaceful organisation called Hizmet (Service).

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