Pastor Docked Over Suspect’s Escape

Pastor Patrick Silas has been charged to Ejigbo Magistrate’s court and remanded in prison custody at Apapa, Lagos State, Southwest Nigeria, for allegedly aiding a suspected criminal to escape.

Pastor Silas was remanded after he failed to perfect his bail conditions for aiding and abetting crime.

Silas had gone to Ejigbo Police Station and stood as surety for Stanley Duru who is now on the run after he was arrested for an alleged criminal offence.

Duru was arrested by the police for allegedly stealing N1 million.

P.M.NEWS gathered that Pastor Silas went to the station and secured his bail on condition that he would produce Duru any time the police wanted him.

But when the police asked Duru to report to the station as the pastor promised, he started dodging them and later escaped from Lagos State, P.M.NEWS gathered.

The police arrested Pastor Silas and charged him to court to pay the N1 million Duru allegedly stole.

He plead not guilty.

The presiding magistrate, Mrs. M. B. Folami granted him bail in the sum of N500,000 with two sureties in like sum.

The matter was adjourned till 12 October, 2011.

He was remanded in prison custody pending when he will fulfill his bail conditions.

—Cyriacus Izuekwe