REPORTER: UCHE NDEKE
The General Overseer of Dayspring Assembly, Awada, Obosi, Harrison Anazodo, has pleaded not guilty to an amended eight-count charge preferred against him by the Anambra State Government.
In the charges, Anazodo is alleged to have, on or before February 2025 at Awada-Obosi, under the guise of a pastor, propagated the accumulation of wealth by supernatural means to one of his members, Ebuka Okanu.
He is also accused of the unlawful killing of one Victoria Aneke in 2024 at Awada, whose corpse is said to remain in his possession, as well as the unlawful taking of a five-year-old boy, Wisdom Chukwuma, from his parents in 2004 and giving the child as a slave to one Simon Ugwuoke, now at large.
The remaining counts border on the alleged unlawful isolation and separation of five women Mrs Rachael Nlebedum, Mrs Comfort Ekwunife, Mrs Comfort Obetta, Mrs Faith Chukwuma and Mrs Chukwuka Ezeaonochie Igwe from their families around 2017 and keeping them in his residence at Awada and Mbaukwu.
Chief Counsel in Anambra State Ministry of Justice Chineze Ononye=-Ekwerekwu, is prosecuting the case, while Emeka Anaenugwu, SAN, is the lead counsel for the defendant.
Meanwhile Justice Jude Obiorah, adjourned the matter to the 30th of this month ,2nd and 16th of next month for definite hearing.
