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A High Court of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) in Maitama has sentenced a pastor and founder of Mountain Movers Ministry International, Nyanya, Abuja, Pastor Basil Princewill, to seven years jail term after his conviction for raping a 14-year-old girl.

Justice Hussein Baba-Yusuf, in a judgment on Tuesday convicted Princewill on two of the four counts contained in the charge on which he was tried.

Justice Baba Yusuf regretted that the defendant was cleric, who the society looked up to as next to God

The judge said as regrettable that a person who called himself a man of God was involved in such shameful, disgraceful and satanic act,

Justice Baba Yusuf said he took into consideration the fate of a young girl and the society in reaching his decision$

The judge was of the view that it was incumbent on the court to deter others with such evil mind from engaging in such acts.

He added: “It is even worrisome when the person involved is a man of God who we should look up to as next to God. Those who serve in the Lord’s vineyard are expected to be an example to the society.

“We have a duty to send signal that this attitude should not be tolerated. It is regrettable that the person who called himself man of God will be involved in such shameful disgraceful and satanic act.

Justice Baba Yusuf noted that by his conduct, Princewill deserved to be kept away from the public, adding that, “he would face the prison walls like a monastery so that when he comes out, he would have been born again.

“I believe the evidence of the PW2 (victim ) to be true and the PW1 (her mother) told the story in the same way the victim told the court too.

“The evidence of the accused was inconsistent and confusing also and the direct evidence given by the victim to her mother narrated the ordeal the victim went through in the hands of the accused.”

The judge added that out of the four-count charge preferred against the defendant by the prosecution, the defendant is convicted on count one, which is rape and count three which is abettment to cause abortion.

He held that though the convict denied raping the victim, his (Princewill’s) evidence contradicted itself, which informed why he should be convicted on the allegation of rape.

The judge discharged defendant on the offences of impersonation and attempt to cause miscarriage, which the judge said the prosecution failed prove the ingredients.

He said, because the convict was a first offender he “is sentenced to seven years for the offence of rape and five years for the offence of abettment which will run concurrently.”

Princewill, who looked pensive all through the proceedings on Tuesday, was araigned in June, 2012 by the police a four-count charge bordering on rape, impersonation and attempt to cause abortion and abetting miscarriage.

He was said to have forcefully had sexual intercourse with a 14-year-old girl, Favour Iwoha, between July 27 and December 31, 2011 at Mountain Movers Ministry International and his house at Nyanya, Abuja, without her consent and impregnated her.

He was said to have subsequently given her drugs with a view to aborting the pregnancy.

The prosecution said Princewill, on or about January, 2012, attempted to cause miscarriage on the minor when he gave her drugs to take and abort the pregnancy, which caused her to bleed

The offence, according to prosecution, is contrary to Sections 282, 179, 95 and 85 of Penal Code.

In the course of trial, the prosecution called four witnesses. It closed its case on December 9, 2016.

The defendant closed his case on May 24, 2017 having testified for himself without calling any one.

After the judge pronounced Princewill guilty and convicted him, his lawyer, Kekere Akpe, pleaded with the court to temper justice with mercy,and that the convict was a first-time offender as well as a family man.

Prosecution lawyer, Simon Lough, urged the court to impose a sentence on the convict to serve as a deterrent for others.

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im looking for a day that there will not be bad news in this country.
the pastor even have a church!!!
God dey try ooo

nija my country... bad news everyday.

Lalasticlala

God catch am

Lalasticlala

Ride on pastor!!!!

Okay

Afonja pastors and Rapism are like 5 and 6

Good...

Let that be a lesson to many of us Chrsitians...when temptation strikes, we have a choice...avoid it and run like Joseph or give in like Cain.

Why do people rape, when they can just find someone to fxck them well meanwhile watch Efemoney"s new freestyle

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6h06POPCXOA

Just terible...

Religion needs to be regulated, or we are going to keep degenerating as humans..... and am talking about mallams, babalawo , pastors and Alfas


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Too bad. Fake pastors everywhere

The mass burial theme cracked me up

Ha.. Dis matter is getting out of hand oo

johndoexxx:
Afonja pastors and Rapism are like 5 and 6

All of you shouting Afonja and Biafuro.....your behaviour shows that you are little children, not matured adults.

Besides...Basil PRINCEWILL is the offending guy's name....and he is not Yourba or Igbo or Hausa for that matter.

I don't need to check his name

Good for him

I think that will serve as lesson to other pastor too good for him

itsme01:




Religion needs to be regulated, or we are going to keep degenerating as humans.....


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Regulating religion won't stop pedophilia.

Pedophiles exist everywhere. The way forward is to strenghten legal enforcement, and mental health.

The host of hell and their witchcraft and marine allies finally got him! Let him that thinketh he standeth take heed lest he falls!

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Nigeria Christian and churches amaka






I reject to be a Christian in Nigeria

Why is it that the news making headlines are: Rape, divorce,suicide, killing, kidnapping, yahoo yahoo, drug.?
What is happening to the society and this generation?

These are signs of end time. The end is near. Jesus is coming back soon. His coming is closer than before. He who has an ear let him hear!

When I see a church name like that, and such poster, I smell a big fish.

Make dem cut he dick