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 defiling 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 defiling 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 defiled 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 defiled 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 defiled 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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