Enenche, through his lawyer, Dr. S. M. Oyeghe, Esq., had approached the court seeking an order to restore his bail or to be admitted to bail.
The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court, presided over by Justice C. N. Oji, has adjourned the ruling on the bail application of Peter Enenche, popularly known as Enenche Enenche, to August 20, 2025.
Enenche, through his lawyer, Dr. S. M. Oyeghe, Esq., had approached the court seeking an order to restore his bail or to be admitted to bail.
The application follows the revocation of his bail by Magistrate Emmanuel Iyanna of the FCT Magistrate Court, after Enenche’s compulsory retirement on July 1, 2025.
The case had previously been adjourned to August 19, 2025, but the ruling was not ready, prompting the court to set a new date.
Enenche has been engaged in a long-standing ideological dispute and conflict with Pastor Paul Enenche, the Senior Pastor of Dunamis International Gospel Centre.
He, alongside former Dunamis pastor Abraham Daniel, is standing trial at the Magistrate’s Court on allegations of defaming Pastor Enenche via social media posts.
Charges against Alexander Enenche, Pastor Enenche’s younger brother, and Reno Omokri were discontinued, leaving only Enenche Enenche and Abraham Daniel as defendants.
Pastor Paul alleges that the duo, along with his younger brother, Alexander Enenche, and Reno Omokri, defamed him through social media posts.
On August 1, SaharaReporters reported that Enenche Enenche’s application to restore his bail had suffered another setback owing to the retirement of Magistrate Iyanna.
The case of Enenche Enenche has continued to raise concerns, especially on access to justice in Nigeria and the oppressive forces of the rich.
SaharaReporters had reported that the Magistrate had, in a previous ruling, refused to recuse himself from the matter, and insisted on proceeding with the case despite a trust deficit and manifest allegations of bias and compromise levelled against the same judex.
Hence, the magistrate’s haste in revoking the bail of Enenche was not surprising.
Recounting his ordeal recently, Enenche Enenche stated, “I am fine and in high spirits. I have spent 49 days in detention on a presumed civil case that was converted to criminal.
“I spent 17 days in prison before I was arraigned, nine days before I was granted bail, and have spent 23 days after the revocation of the bail.”
Enenche Enenche avowed that unless his matter was reassigned and bail granted to him, he was prepared to stay in prison till 2030.
“I am willing to stay here even till 2030, when the file will be reassigned and a motion for my bail is granted, as long as Dr Paul Adama and others will appear in court. I am willing to pay any price to see that happen so that next time he will stop bending and influencing systems,” he said.
He appealed to his supporters to ignore the lies that it was one Concerned Christian Youth Form led by Paul Adama that facilitated his incarceration.
He revealed that the said group was only registered on March 12, 2025, “more than one month after we came out of prison”.
“How can a group that was not registered take people to prison on a matter that happened before their existence?” he asked.
“Be strong, I am refined. I will never bend, never give in, I will never back down, and I will never surrender.”
