— 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 prison for allegedly raping a woman while bathing in his
church backyard. Pastor Sobowale, who was arraigned
before a Magistrate Court sitting in
Isabo, Abeokuta, yesterday, was
accused of raping one Dupe Makinde,
30, who lives in Isaje, Abeokuta, while
taking a spiritual bath allegedly recommended by the pastor. The prosecuting counsel, Paul Etusi,
told the court that the accused
grabbed the complainant while she
was in a bathroom within the church
premises and raped her. Etusi said the complainant had already
put the soap on her face as she began
bathing when the pastor suddenly
entered the bathroom, grabbed and
raped her with soap on her face. According to Etusi, the accused had
told Mrs. Makinde that he had a vision
about the her and asked her to come
for deliverance in his church. He said: “He asked the woman to come
to the church to take a spiritual bath
for her deliverance, but, while the
complainant was taking her bath, the
accused barged into the bathroom,
grabbed the woman and raped her. “The accused has committed an
offence contrary to section 357 and
punishable under section 358 of
criminal code of law of Ogun State,
Nigeria, 2006.” Magistrate A. Araba after listening to
the prosecuting counsel, ordered that
the accused be remanded in prison till
he gets advice from the Director of
Public Prosecution and adjourned the
case till September 16,2013. www.vanguardngr.com/