A businessman, Uba Emmanuel Abraham is entangled in a legal battle with a popular Lagos-based cleric, Pastor Lazarus Muoka of the Lord’s Chosen Church Inc., over some properties at Jakande Estate, Lagos State and Independence Layout Enugu, Enugu State.
Abraham, who accused the Lagos-based popular pastor of falsifying the documents of his (Abraham’s) independence Layout property at Enugu, Enugu State, in favour of his church, also alleged threats to his life.
But Muoka, through his lawyer, Mr, Obioma Oti, said Abraham had been paid for both properties.
He said his travail began when he decided to leave Muoka’s church, and he asked Muoka’s Lords Chosen Church congregation to vacate his (Abraham’s) No. 2 Lemon Street house at Phase II, Lagos.Abraham, who hails from Aboh Mbaise Local Government Area of Imo State, said he joined Muoka’s church in 2005 on his late mother’s advice after he returned from Japan.
It was against this background, according to Abraham, that Muoka allegedly connived with one Ikedi Igbokwe, whom the pastor introduced to Abraham’s family as a house boy to give his property’s documents to Muoka while he was away in Japan in 2009.
According to Abraham, on his return to the country he had demanded for his property’s documents from Muoka.
Abraham further alleged that Muoka, through Oti, denied knowledge and receipt of the documents but requested for N1m to search for them. Abraham claimed he refused to give any money but headed for the court where he swore to an affidavit for the lost documents to authenticate the ownership of his property.
Abraham also claimed that Mouka falsified and registered his (Abraham’s) Independence Layout, Enugu property with the Enugu State Ministry of Lands in favour of his church after the March 2011 tsunami, thinking he (Abraham) had died in the disaster.
“But when I came back from Japan and tried to survey and register the property, the fraud was discovered. Confident that the property belongs to me and in a bid to get those behind the fraud, I fenced the property and built a bungalow on it and nobody came out to lay claims to the land,” Abraham added.
He added that after his relocation to Lagos, the property was pulled down by some youths allegedly sent by Muoka.
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