The prosecutor argued that the defendant knowingly withheld critical information from security agencies in 2017.
Mr Opaleye said the cleric negligently failed to cover a well on the church premises, and that one Ademide Adewale, aged six years, fell into it.
The prosecuting counsel told the court that the convict committed the crime on July 25, at the Akufo area of Ibadan, Oyo State.
The case was adjourned until December 9 for continuation of trial.
The case was adjourned until September 19 for hearing.
The defendants pleaded not guilty to the four-count charge.
The defendant pleaded not guilty to the charges.
The Chief Magistrate, Linda Ogodo, rejected the bail application of the defendants.
The prosecutor said, “The defendants also made some huge transactions with the handset at his disposal before he was tracked and arrested.’’
The judge ordered that the convict be returned to prison to serve the remainder of his term any day he refused to show up for community service.
