×
  • News - South South - Delta
  • Updated: June 09, 2020

Bishop In Police Custody For Allegedly Raping 19-Year-Old Girl In Delta State

 Bishop In Police Custody For Allegedly Raping 19-Year-Old G

Delta State Police Command has arrested the founder of Victory Revival Fasting & Prayer Ministry, Bishop Elijah Orhonigbe, for allegedly raping a 19-year-old girl, identified as Miracle. 

It was gathered that the victim who had been a member of the church since infant  had gone to the church which is located off Apalla in the heart of Warri South council area for spiritual deliverance following the cleric's revelation. 

However, she was allegedly raped by the pastor.

Confirming the report, the Warri Area Commander, ACP Mohammed Muktar Garba, told newsmen that the suspect was arrested last Friday in his hideout where he resorted to hiding after committing the crime and has been detained at the “A Division’” police station.

READ ALSO: Police Apprehend Four Suspected Armed Robbers In Ogun

Garba added that the victim's mother had reported the incident to the command alleging that the pastor told her daughter to come to church for deliverance to avert a sudden death revelation he claims he saw on her behalf.

ACP Garba said, “she said the pastor had a dream that death was hovering over their house and for peace to reign, she should bring her daughter, Miracle for prayers (deliverance).

“The woman brought the lady to the church pastor. I think what really happened is that the pastor drugged that lady and raped her. I personally took the lady to the hospital because she was in a coma for two days.

“We are looking for this pastor for the past three weeks. Later on, I used my detectives to trace where he hid and I got him arrested and am charging him to court now. This is somebody that I arrested since Friday. He has been in the cell since Friday, Saturday, Sunday and today Monday, I am charging him to court.”

Garba acknowledged, “we have prophets that are good. We have churches that are very good. But I cannot imagine a pastor raping his member inside the church premises.

“And it is this same pastor that’s making an allegation that the police are looking for money to release him. He has a right to say whatever he wants to say. But as far as I’m concerned and as far as I remain the Area Commander, this man is going to court and he must be charged to court.”

“We have evidence to prove rape and we have established that this pastor raped that girl.

“We have pictures. We have examined her. I took her to the doctor. He has examined her private parts and we have everything to charge this man to court.”

“I did not demand a dime from him and I will not collect a dime from him. He must face the wrath of the law.”

The cleric however denied the allegation to newsmen saying, “I did not rape her. she came to church on that faithful day on the 20th of May. The mother brought her to the church for deliverance and I prayed for her in front of the altar in the presence of three people. Immediately, after the prayer, she left the church …. She came back 5 ‘o’clock with policemen and the crowd saying this is the man. I did not rape her.”

Recalling the incident, the victim said, the suspect had asked her mother to bring her to the church for deliverance claiming that it was revealed to him that she slept with a suspected internet fraudster and that they cleaned her up with a handkerchief with an intention to use her for ritual.

The victim added that she was given olive oil to drink and also insert in her private part before asking her to strip naked before he started having sex with her.

“He started f**king me through the back. That was all I could remember. There was sperm all over my body. I shouted. He even said I should come again.

“I want to be the last he will do this to.”

Related Topics

Join our Telegram platform to get news update Join Now

0 Comment(s)

See this post in...

Notice

We have selected third parties to use cookies for technical purposes as specified in the Cookie Policy. Use the “Accept All” button to consent or “Customize” button to set your cookie tracking settings