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| Pastor Ifeanyi Bernard |
The Nasarawa State Police command on Monday
arrested a 46 year-old pastor, Ifeanyi Bernard, for allegedly raping a
13-year-old girl in the Karu Local Government Area of the state.
According to police authorities, the alleged rape
took place on November 3 when the pastor was performing deliverance on the
teenager.
However, the pastor described the incident as the handiwork of the devil.
While parading the suspect at the Criminal
Investigative Department, the Commissioner of Police, Mr. Sani Mohammed, said
the suspect was apprehended following a report by the father of the victim, Mr.
Martins Ijiwo.
According to the police, the cleric, who lives in
the Alikima Mararaba area of the state, lured the victim into his house under
the pretext of casting out demons from her.
The police boss said the cleric allegedly pushed
her to his bed and raped her repeatedly.
The commissioner said the suspect threatened to
kill the victim if she reported the incident to any member of her family.
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| The Rape Victim |
However, when the father of the girl learnt of
the incident, he reported the matter to the police. The police subsequently
stormed the pastor’s home and arrested him.
Policemen also recovered bottles of anointing oil
from the suspect’s home as well as a bedspread.
The CP said, “The pastor took advantage of his
closeness to the girl’s family – who are members of his congregation – to rape
their 13-year-old daughter under the guise of casting out demons from her.”
While speaking with our correspondent at the
police command, the pastor confessed to the crime, adding that he didn’t know
what came over him when he committed the crime.
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| The DEVIL in ACTION! |
He said, “I had been into evangelism for some
years now and I have been casting out demons from people who have spiritual and
family problems before I met this young girl through her father, Mr. Martins
Ijiwo.
“I have been a friend of the family for quite
some time.
“I used my anointing oil to lure her into my room
and all of a sudden, I was carried away and before I knew what was happening, I
saw myself making love to her.”
Curled from the Punch Newspaper
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