A randy pastor, Matthew Oladapo, habeen arrested by men of the Ogun State Police Command for forcibly having carnal knowledge of a 19-year-old member of his church (name withheld) during a deliverance service session.
The overseer of Life and Power Bible Church, LPBC, Ogijo, Sagamu in Ogun State, was arrested following a report by the teenager that he reportedly raped her during a “total deliverance” session in the church.
Confirming the incident, the Ogun State Police Command Public Relations Officer, PPRO, Abimbola Oyeyemi, in a statement on Wednesday, said that the victim got annoyed over the incident and reported the matter to policemen at the Ogijo Divisional Headquarters.
Oyeyemi said that the victim said while attending the church service on February 20, 2022, the pastor told her that he saw a vision that she has a spiritual husband, from who she needed to be delivered.
Oyeyemi explained, “She stated further that the pastor told her that she will undergo three nights of fasting and prayer in the church for total deliverance.
“In addition, she was asked to come to the church with a N1,000 note and anointing oil.
But on the first night of the fasting and prayer, she was taken to a room within the church, where the pastor ordered her to pull off her clothes and undies and lay down on a piece of cloth on the floor, which she obeyed.
“While lying on the floor, the pastor started rubbing the anointing oil on her body and inserted his finger into her private part.
“When she protested, the pastor pinned her down, covered her mouth and forcefully had sex with her, with the claim that it is the only way to break the bond between her and the spirit husband.
“Upon the report, the DPO, Ogijo Division, CSP Onatufe Umoh, quickly detailed his detectives to the scene, where the randy pastor was promptly arrested.
“On interrogation, the suspect confessed to the crime, but claimed to have been overwhelmed by spirit.”
The PPRO informed that the state Commissioner of Police, Lanre Bankole, has ordered that the case and suspect be immediately transferred to anti human trafficking and child labour unit of the State Criminal Investigation and Intelligence Department, SCIID, for further investigation and diligent prosecution.
