Police operatives in Ogun State have arrested one Mathew Oladapo, pastor of Life and Power Bible Church, Ogijo over alleged the rape of a 19-year-old girl during a deliverance session.
It was gathered that the Pastor allegedly committed the crime while performing a deliverance procedure on the victim, who he claimed has a spiritual husband.
The command’s spokesperson, Abimbola Oyeyemi, in a statement on Wednesday, February 23, said the suspect was arrested following a report lodged at Ogijo divisional headquarters by the victim.
The cleric was also said to have asked the victim to bring N1,000 and anointing oil while coming for the prayer session.
Oyeyemi stated that,
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“While lying on the floor, the pastor started rubbing the anointing oil on her body and inserted his finger into her private part.
“When she protested, the pastor pinned her down, covered her mouth and forcefully had sex with her with the claim that it was the only way to break the bond between her and the spirit husband.”
“When she protested, the pastor pinned her down, covered her mouth and forcefully had sex with her with the claim that it was the only way to break the bond between her and the spirit husband.”
After her report, the DPO of Ogijo division, CSP Onatufe Umoh was said to have detailed detectives to the scene, where the pastor was arrested.
Oyeyemi disclosed that the said pastor, while being interrogated, “confessed to the crime, but claimed to have been overwhelmed by a spirit.”
Meanwhile, Oyeyemi said the Commissioner of Police, Lanre Bankole had ordered the transfer of the suspect to the Anti-human Trafficking and Child Labour Unit of the State CIID, Eleweran, Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital, for further investigation and diligent prosecution.
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