A pastor attached to one of the Pentecostal churches in Onitsha, Anambra State, is being detained at the Central Police Station (CPS) in Onitsha for allegedly raping an 11-year-old girl.
He was arrested last weekend when the girl’s mother discovered that she was bleeding from her private part, a few days after she stayed with the pastor for prayers over her alleged demonic possession.
According to a source, problem started when the mother of the girl, Mrs. Chioma Onyeji, who leaves in Asaba, the Delta State capital, attended the pastor’s programme at Onitsha with her daughter at the prompting of her neighbor.
The source said that the pastor, whose church is sit-uated at Tasia Road, Inland Town, Onitsha, was said to have told Mrs. Onyeji that her daughter would die in the next five days if she went back home with her.
The source further hinted that the pastor was said to have told the woman that her daughter was possessed with evil spirit and pre-scribed prayer and fasting for Mrs Onyeji, who refused on the ground that she was pregnant.
The pastor consequently insisted that the girl should stay back with him.
After some days, Mrs. Onyeji came back to pick her daughter, but the pastor refused to release her.After much pressure, the girl was brought out by the pastor and handed over to her mother, bleeding from her private part.
Upon investigation, the girl told her mother that the pastor raped her three times after spreading white cloth on the ground.
The woman reported the matter to the police who immediately arrested the pastor and charged him for rape.
The Divisional Police Officer (DPO) at the CPS, Onitsha, Mr. Abdul Yusuf, told journalists yesterday in a telephone chat that he was not on seat, but a police officer, who did not want his name mentioned, confirmed the incident, adding that the pastor would soon be charged to court.
The officer said that the pastor had confessed that he raped the girl once and not thrice as she alleged.
Mrs. Onyeji has, however, raised the alarm that some members of the society planned to compromise police investigation into the matter.
Consequently, Mr. Emma Ewuzie of the Human Rights Volunteer Corp al-leged that the woman had been offered N100,000 to drop the matter from being charged to court.
-Ascology News
Wednesday, June 13, 2012
Pastor arrested for raping an 11yr old girl.
A pastor attached to one of the Pentecostal churches in Onitsha, Anambra State, is being detained at the Central Police Station (CPS) in Onitsha for allegedly raping an 11-year-old girl.
He was arrested last weekend when the girl’s mother discovered that she was bleeding from her private part, a few days after she stayed with the pastor for prayers over her alleged demonic possession.
According to a source, problem started when the mother of the girl, Mrs. Chioma Onyeji, who leaves in Asaba, the Delta State capital, attended the pastor’s programme at Onitsha with her daughter at the prompting of her neighbor.
The source said that the pastor, whose church is sit-uated at Tasia Road, Inland Town, Onitsha, was said to have told Mrs. Onyeji that her daughter would die in the next five days if she went back home with her.
The source further hinted that the pastor was said to have told the woman that her daughter was possessed with evil spirit and pre-scribed prayer and fasting for Mrs Onyeji, who refused on the ground that she was pregnant.
The pastor consequently insisted that the girl should stay back with him.
After some days, Mrs. Onyeji came back to pick her daughter, but the pastor refused to release her.After much pressure, the girl was brought out by the pastor and handed over to her mother, bleeding from her private part.
Upon investigation, the girl told her mother that the pastor raped her three times after spreading white cloth on the ground.
The woman reported the matter to the police who immediately arrested the pastor and charged him for rape.
The Divisional Police Officer (DPO) at the CPS, Onitsha, Mr. Abdul Yusuf, told journalists yesterday in a telephone chat that he was not on seat, but a police officer, who did not want his name mentioned, confirmed the incident, adding that the pastor would soon be charged to court.
The officer said that the pastor had confessed that he raped the girl once and not thrice as she alleged.
Mrs. Onyeji has, however, raised the alarm that some members of the society planned to compromise police investigation into the matter.
Consequently, Mr. Emma Ewuzie of the Human Rights Volunteer Corp al-leged that the woman had been offered N100,000 to drop the matter from being charged to court.
-Ascology News
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