Rev King: Family alleges plot against appeal

The family of death row inmate, Reverend Emeka Ezeugo, head of the Christian Prayer Assembly (CPA), popularly known as Reverend King has alleged that some people are planning to prejudice his appeal against his death conviction by a Lagos High Court.

Speaking to newsmen, the family and the church through their lawyer, Olalekan Ojo, denied a recent report in the media that seven prominent members of the church allegedly abused the General Overseer of the Synagogue Church of All Nations, Pastor T.B. Joshua and some other men of God.

According to Ojo, the allegation was intended “to further fuel the flame of animosity” against King.“His appeal would be heard on April 4, 2012, you can now appreciate the proximity of the publication to the date of appeal. “As far as the family and the church are concerned, the publication was sponsored by enemies of the church. Their main agenda is to ensure everything negative and condemnable is published about him and the motive is to prejudice his right of fair hearing at the appeal,” he said.

He stated that those who allegedly abused Pastor T.B. Joshua and other men of God were not members of the CPA as reported in the publication, adding that the family and church had no link whatsoever with the seven suspects who are now standing trial at a Lagos Magistrate’s Court, Ejigbo, for insulting Pastor T.B. Joshua and other men of God.
He insisted that the suspects were not members of the CPA and that their names were not listed in the church membership register.

“When the attention of the family and the church was drawn to the publication, the church, being a highly organised body, went into its register of membership and discovered that they were not members of CPA.”Every member of CPA has an identity card and there is a register of members. So it is not possible for anybody to say he is a member without having his or her name in the register and an identity card.