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.
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.
Policemen 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.
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.”
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