A 25-year-old pastor, Samson Bamgbose, was, yesterday, arraigned before an Abeokuta Chief Magistrate Court, Isabo, Ogun State for allegedly causing the death of a church member, who drowned during a spiritual bath.
Bamgbose, a pastor at the Celestial Church of Christ, Alaapa, is facing a one-count charge of negligence.
The police prosecutor, Mr Paul Etusi, told the court that the offence was committed on August 15 at 3p.m. in Ogun River, Alaapa village, Abeokuta.
He said the accused took some church members, including the deceased, Toheeb Odusanya,13, to the river for spiritual bath.
