A 46-year-old Pastor, Olamide Sobowale, of Glory Church of Christ Aladura, Oke-Itoku, Abeokuta, Ogun State, has been ordered to be remanded in jail for allegedly raping a girl whereas bathing in his church yard.
Pastor Sobowale, who was arraigned earlier than a Magistrate Court sitting in Isabo, Abeokuta, yesterday, was accused of raping one Dupe Makinde, 30, who lives in Isaje, Abeokuta, whereas taking a non secular tub allegedly really helpful by the pastor.
The prosecuting counsel, Paul Etusi, advised the court docket that the accused grabbed the complait whereas she was in a rest room throughout the church premises and raped her.
Etusi acknowledged.the complait had already put the cleaning soap on her face as she started bathing when the pastor immediately entered the toilet, grabbed and raped her with cleaning soap on her face.
As acknowledged by Etusi, the accused had advised Mrs. Makinde that he had seen an imaginative and prescient about her and requested her to come back for deliverance in his church.
He stated: "He requested the lady to come back to the church to take a non secular tub for her deliverance, however, whereas the complait was taking her tub, the accused barged into the toilet, grabbed the lady and raped her."
"The accused has dedicated an offence opposite to part 357 and punishable underneath part 358 of prison code of regulation of Ogun State, Nigeria, 2006."
Magistrate A. Araba, after listening to the prosecuting counsel, ordered that the accused be remanded in jail until he will get recommendation from the Director of Public Prosecution. He adjourned the case until September 16,2013.