A self-acclaimed pastor in the Iju-Ishaga area of Lagos State, has found himself in hot waters when his high libido led him into raping and impregnating an 11-year-old girl.
The 32-year-old man who claimed at the Senior Magistrate's Court, Abule-Egba, to be the General Overseer and Founder of a spiritual church
located at Odunbaku Street in Iju, on the outskirts of Lagos, was
dragged to the court when the mother of the minor realised that she was
two months pregnant and she fingered the pastor as being responsible.
Narrating
her plight, the victim's mother said that the pastor allegedly told her
that there is an arrow of death in her house and must move out to avoid
death.
In obedience, the woman moved into the
church with her children. However, trouble started when the woman
noticed some strange behaviour by her daughter who complained of stomach
pain and showed signs of malaria.
According to
the mother, she contacted a nurse who then treated her for malaria, but
the sickness continued until she underwent a scan which revealed that
she was pregnant.
It was later discovered that she
was two months pregnant and when pressed further, she revealed that the
pastor gave her ‘holy water’ to drink and also gave her a red substance
to rub on her face.
The victim further added that she became unconscious only for her to see the pastor on her.
When
she wanted to scream, she said he used his hand to cover her mouth
before sleeping with her, and told her she would die if she told anyone.
The
pastor pleaded not guilty to the two-count charge and the presiding
magistrate, Mr. T. A. Elias, ordered him remanded in prison custody,
pending the advice of Directorate of Public Prosecution and adjourned
the case to January 2015.
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