Magistrate Court remands self-acclaimed cleric for repeatedly raping 12-year-old girl under his care A Chief Magistrate Court in Owerri, Imo State, has remanded a self-acclaimed cleric, Emeka Michael, for allegedly defiling a 12-year-old girl who was staying at his house during the holidays. Presided over by Magistrate Obinna Njemanze, the court refused bail and invoked Section 89 (b) of the Imo State Administration of Criminal Justice Law 2020 to entertain the defence counsel's oral bail application. Counsel for the State, Nkechi Iwuoha, vehemently opposed the bail application, citing the heinous nature of...