Nigeria, July 19 -- A state high court in Enugu State has convicted and sentenced a self-acclaimed prophet, Godwin Ajuluchukwucheya, to one-year imprisonment for defrauding his church members of N136.4 million.

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) prosecuted Mr Ajuluchukwucheya, according to a statement by the commission's spokesman, Dele Oyewale, on Friday.

Mr Oyewale said Mr Ajuluchukwucheya, popularly known as Prophet Sunday Koboko, was prosecuted on a two-count charge of obtaining by false pretence and stealing to the tune of N136.4 million.

He said the self-acclaimed prophet was convicted when he was arraigned before the trial judge Justice H. O. Eya, but did not mention the date.

Count one of the charges alleged t...