Update On Pastor Who Used Machete On His Wife For Missing Church Programme

Patience Samuel

This is an update of a report made here late last year of a pastor who used machete to brutally cut his wife over failure to attend church.

On Tuesday, March 18, 2014, before the Chief Magistrate's Court in Owode Egba, Obafemi Owode Local Government Area of Ogun State, Pastor Samuel Daniel was remanded in prison for using a machete on his wife, Patience Samuel (pictured above).

He was arraigned on a two-count charge of assault and providing false information, which is punishable under Sections 338 and 192 criminal code Vol 1 law of Ogun State, 2006.

The accused, who was a Pastor with an Apostolic Church in Ode Remo area of the state, reportedly went to his wife’s place of work at Itori village in Owode-Egba on December 10, 2013 and used the machete on her for abandoning church programmes.


He was reported to have taken his wife to the hospital and reported the case at Owode-Egba Police Station, but lied that two unknown persons attacked his wife.

After an investigation, he was reportedly arrested by the Police and charged to court. At the last adjourned date, Daniel pleaded not guilty while his counsel, Joy Augustine, filled a bail application arguing that the offence is bailable.

Presiding Magistrate, E. J. Ojikutu granted him N100,000 bail with two sureties in the like sum and adjourned till May 26, while the accused, who appeared to have suffered partial stroke, remain in prison.