{"id":163268,"date":"2015-10-29T11:54:55","date_gmt":"2015-10-29T11:54:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/?p=163268"},"modified":"2015-10-29T12:36:21","modified_gmt":"2015-10-29T12:36:21","slug":"obinim-acquitted-and-discharged-photos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2015\/10\/obinim-acquitted-and-discharged-photos\/","title":{"rendered":"Obinim acquitted and discharged [Photos]"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Head Pastor of the International Godsway Ministries, Bishop Daniel Obinim, has\u00a0 been acquitted and discharged by an Accra\u00a0 High Court for allegedly assaulting\u00a0 a radio panelist at Hot FM, an Accra-based radio station in 2011.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/obinim-and-family-in-court-4.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-163279\" src=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/obinim-and-family-in-court-4.jpg\" alt=\"obinim and family in court (4)\" width=\"442\" height=\"330\" srcset=\"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/obinim-and-family-in-court-4.jpg 442w, https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/obinim-and-family-in-court-4-300x224.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 442px) 100vw, 442px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>[contextly_sidebar id=&#8221;sGJqOtzBKqN9mDgKDidMfVz1QNuACCJd&#8221;]According to the ruling by presiding judge Justice Abdulai Iddrisu, \u00a0the prosecution failed to provide credible evidence to back the charges against the accused, as the witnesses contradicted themselves in \u00a0court.<\/p>\n<p>The judge further stated that the prosecution failed to call relevant witnesses who could have given more credible evidence in the case.<\/p>\n<p>Bishop Obinim and his accomplices, who were offended by a discussion\u00a0 where he was accused of allegedly having sex with the wife of Pastor Williams Fobi, a junior pastor of his church, was accused of going to the Adabraka-based radio station with a crowbar and sticks to damage their property.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/obinim-and-family-in-court-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-163274\" src=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/obinim-and-family-in-court-1.jpg\" alt=\"obinim and family in court (1)\" width=\"536\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/obinim-and-family-in-court-1.jpg 536w, https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/obinim-and-family-in-court-1-300x224.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 536px) 100vw, 536px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/obinim-and-family-in-court-2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-163275\" src=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/obinim-and-family-in-court-2.jpg\" alt=\"obinim and family in court (2)\" width=\"536\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/obinim-and-family-in-court-2.jpg 536w, https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/obinim-and-family-in-court-2-300x224.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 536px) 100vw, 536px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>According to the prosecution, they attacked the staff and vandalized studio equipment, and inflicted injuries on the host and other panelists including Rev. William Amoako-Atta.<\/p>\n<p>Shadrach Adu, a victim who managed to escape, reported the issue to the Adabraka Police, after which the accused persons were arrested.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211;<\/p>\n<p>By: Fred Djabanor\/citifmonline.com\/Ghana<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Head Pastor of the International Godsway Ministries, Bishop Daniel Obinim, has\u00a0 been acquitted and discharged by an Accra\u00a0 High Court for allegedly assaulting\u00a0 a radio panelist at Hot FM, an Accra-based radio station in 2011. 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