Juliet the woman who falsely accused The Lord's Chosen Pastor has been arrested
After several years of police manhunt, Mrs Juliet
Ezeonye has finally been caught and reprimanded
in prison for false allegations against the General
Overseer of The Lord’s Chosen and misleading
the former Inspector General of Police.
Ezeonye has finally been caught and reprimanded
in prison for false allegations against the General
Overseer of The Lord’s Chosen and misleading
the former Inspector General of Police.
An Abuja Chief Magistrate Court has remanded a
45 year-old woman, Juliet Uche Ezeonye Idu
[a.k.a. Evangelist] to prison custody for making
false allegation and criminal intimidation against
the General Overseer, Lord’s Charismatic Revival
Ministries, Pastor Lazarus Muoka.
The suspect who has been on the wanted list of
the police since 2013 was arraigned before the
court by the Force Criminal Investigation
Department [FCID] for giving false information
with intent to mislead a public servant and
defamation contrary to sections 140 and 392 of
the Penal Code law as well as alleged criminal
intimidation contrary to section 397 [b]of the
Penal Code Law.
Although she pleaded not guilty to the charge,
her bail application which was moved by her
lawyer, C.P. Ezedebe was overruled by Chief
Magistrate Azubike Ikaogwu on the ground that
no sufficient materials were placed before the
court to warrant the granting of bail.
Chief Magistrate Ikaogwu said the offence of
criminal intimidation is not ordinary a bailable
offence since carries a sentence of 7 years
upon conviction and therefore sufficient
materials were needed to be placed before the
court for its consideration.
According to the First Information Report [F.I.R],
Mrs. Idu had on July 19, 2012 wrote a false
petition to the then Inspector General of Police
alleging that the General Overseer, Lord’s Chosen
Charismatic Revival Ministries, Pastor Lazarus
Muoka hired the services Barrister Victor Ukut
and Mr. Chidi Louise, [who were subsequently
arrested and detained by the police], to kidnap
her, knowing that the said information was false.
The F.I.R. dated December 21, 2015 reads:
“The Inspector General of Police was on the
19th July 2012, at Police Force headquarters,
Area 11 Garki, Abuja, Mrs. Juliet Uche Idu,by
way of petition which she knew to be false, or
believed to be false, intending thereby to cause
Inspector General of Police, a public officer to
use his lawful power to arrest and caused to be
detained Barr. Victor Ukut and Mr. Chidi Louise
on the false allegations that Pastor Lazarus
Mouka procured her alleged attempted kidnap, a
thing he would not have done if he had known
the true facts of the case; to their injury or
annoyance and by the same medium by words
intended to be read, made or published
concerning Barr. Victor Ukut and Mr. Chidi Louise
intending to harm their reputation or having
reason to believe that such imputations that they
are kidnappers or attempted kidnappers will
harm their reputation and thereby committed an
offence of false information with intent to
mislead a public servant and defamation contrary
to sections 140 and 392 of the Penal Code law
as well as alleged criminal intimidation contrary
to section 397 [b]of the Penal Code Law.”
Earlier, the prosecution counsel, David Abuo
[CSP] told the court that the accused had
absconded to Ghana to evade justice and was
subsequently declared wanted by the police
through a special police gazette bulletin with
reference no; CR: 3140/FHQ/ABJ/GI/04/09/13.
He said the accused could not be found to take
her trial since 2012 and that it took the police
several years of manhunt before she was caught
in Abuja and charged to court.
45 year-old woman, Juliet Uche Ezeonye Idu
[a.k.a. Evangelist] to prison custody for making
false allegation and criminal intimidation against
the General Overseer, Lord’s Charismatic Revival
Ministries, Pastor Lazarus Muoka.
The suspect who has been on the wanted list of
the police since 2013 was arraigned before the
court by the Force Criminal Investigation
Department [FCID] for giving false information
with intent to mislead a public servant and
defamation contrary to sections 140 and 392 of
the Penal Code law as well as alleged criminal
intimidation contrary to section 397 [b]of the
Penal Code Law.
Although she pleaded not guilty to the charge,
her bail application which was moved by her
lawyer, C.P. Ezedebe was overruled by Chief
Magistrate Azubike Ikaogwu on the ground that
no sufficient materials were placed before the
court to warrant the granting of bail.
Chief Magistrate Ikaogwu said the offence of
criminal intimidation is not ordinary a bailable
offence since carries a sentence of 7 years
upon conviction and therefore sufficient
materials were needed to be placed before the
court for its consideration.
According to the First Information Report [F.I.R],
Mrs. Idu had on July 19, 2012 wrote a false
petition to the then Inspector General of Police
alleging that the General Overseer, Lord’s Chosen
Charismatic Revival Ministries, Pastor Lazarus
Muoka hired the services Barrister Victor Ukut
and Mr. Chidi Louise, [who were subsequently
arrested and detained by the police], to kidnap
her, knowing that the said information was false.
The F.I.R. dated December 21, 2015 reads:
“The Inspector General of Police was on the
19th July 2012, at Police Force headquarters,
Area 11 Garki, Abuja, Mrs. Juliet Uche Idu,by
way of petition which she knew to be false, or
believed to be false, intending thereby to cause
Inspector General of Police, a public officer to
use his lawful power to arrest and caused to be
detained Barr. Victor Ukut and Mr. Chidi Louise
on the false allegations that Pastor Lazarus
Mouka procured her alleged attempted kidnap, a
thing he would not have done if he had known
the true facts of the case; to their injury or
annoyance and by the same medium by words
intended to be read, made or published
concerning Barr. Victor Ukut and Mr. Chidi Louise
intending to harm their reputation or having
reason to believe that such imputations that they
are kidnappers or attempted kidnappers will
harm their reputation and thereby committed an
offence of false information with intent to
mislead a public servant and defamation contrary
to sections 140 and 392 of the Penal Code law
as well as alleged criminal intimidation contrary
to section 397 [b]of the Penal Code Law.”
Earlier, the prosecution counsel, David Abuo
[CSP] told the court that the accused had
absconded to Ghana to evade justice and was
subsequently declared wanted by the police
through a special police gazette bulletin with
reference no; CR: 3140/FHQ/ABJ/GI/04/09/13.
He said the accused could not be found to take
her trial since 2012 and that it took the police
several years of manhunt before she was caught
in Abuja and charged to court.
