Pastor Olamide Sobowale, of a white garment church is in police detention after allegedly raping a church member while having her bath in the church‘s backyard, the 46-year-old founder of Glory Church of Christ Aladura in Oke Itoku area of Abeokuta, the capital city of Ogun state allegedly raped one Dupe Makinde during a spiritual bath he recommended for her.
Dupe, 30-year-old who lives in Isaje area of the city claims Pastor Sobowale grabbed her from the back while she was taking a spiritual bath meant for her deliverance.
During Sobowale’s arraignment at a Magistrate court in Isabo Abeokuta, 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.
According to Etusi, the accused had told Mrs. Makinde that he had a vision about 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.
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