By Ayodele Omowumi
A Nigerian Pastor has been arrested by the Police over allegedly defiling a lady after prayer sessions under the guise of fortifying her against spiritual attack.
Pastor Kayode of celestial church whose church is situated along Ijebu-Jesa road in the Oriade local government area of Osun State, informed the parents of the young girl identified as Yemisi about a significant private prayer session on January 4, 2024, coinciding with her birthday.
ROUNDOFFNEWS gathered that, under the pretext of providing spiritual protection, the suspect allegedly engaged in non-consensual sexual acts with the victim.
Recounting her experience, the victim mentioned receiving a message in school before the holidays, advising her to be prayerful for longevity.
Addressing the issue, she said “My mother consulted Pastor Kayode to help with the matter and he told her I should not call anyone on January 4, which was my birthday,
“After cooking on the said day, I went to the church to greet him, but he told me I should stay back till night before leaving for home. He later came back to me inside the church where he told me that I must have sex with a male that is not my boyfriend to overpower spiritual attack”.
She said “He later told me the holy spirit directed him to have sex with me to help me and he said I must not tell my mother, else, the whole of my family will be in danger,
“He later sent for my mother to bring my white garment and informed her I would not be returning home, but all effort to alert her was abortive. He then instructed that I should take my bath after which I should wear only the garment without any underwear but I wore my pant which infuriated him when he finds out”.
The victim explained how her parents came with a view to take her but the pastor managed to convinced them that she should wait for the 9pm to 10pm prayer session against his initial arrangement of 9pm, 12pm and 3am during which he was to have sexual session with me.
In her statement “Immediately my parents left, he dragged me inside his sitting room on a two-seater chair and forcefully had sex with me. He then sent one of his children to fetch prayer water from the alter before the boy returned I sneaked out and ran towards home,
“I later realised he was chasing me and I started shouting, which attracted my parents. I told them what happened and I was taken to the hospital after which the matter was reported to the police.”
Yemisi Opalola, the spokesperson for the Osun Police Command, verified the apprehension of the suspect and indicated that the case would be transferred to the State Criminal Investigation Department for additional investigation..