criminals including a pastor identified as Philips Ogbebor, alleged to
have had carnal knowledge of a 20-year-old male member of his church
(names withheld).
After the act, the pastor allegedly threatened to kill his victim if
he disclosed the act to the public.
Speaking toVanguard, Pastor Ogbebor simply said: "God will judge, go
and talk to others" and kept on mumbling.
But his victim narrated his ordeal: "I told him I have never done this
since I grew up, but he insisted. It was painful and I told him I will
not allow it again. So after the second attempt, I told him I will
expose the act. He then administered an oath on me, saying if I ever
told any one, I will die.
"He carried sand and olive oil and poured them on my head, then he
wore black garment, saying I will die if I ever leaked the secret. He
killed a black fowl and gave me the liver and gizzard to eat at about
2 a.m., threatening that if I ever said it out, I willdie like the
fowl.
"But when I realised that it is a sin, I met a man of God to pray for
me that God should forgive me and that I am ready to expose it since
he forced me. There after I went to the church and told the
congregation about the act. When he heard it, he threatened me by
sending his younger brother and members of his gang after me. Since
then I have been running."
Other suspects paraded
The state Police Commissioner, Folusho Adebanjo, explained thatamong
the suspects were two suspected cultists believed to have participated
in the recent rival cult clash in the state and seven suspected
pipeline vandals and operators of illegal refineries.
Others were two suspected robbers, from whom a Toyota Camrycar they
stole at gunpoint in Kaduna State was recovered; a suspect who was
alleged to have demanded N20 million ransom from one Joseph with death
threats and three others whom the police boss said were in possession
of firearms without licence were also paraded.
There was also an alleged case of rape against two suspects who were
said to have dragged a 20-year-old female victim into the bush. He
also paraded five persons including a middle aged woman all from Ojah,
Akoko-Edo Local Government council accused of burning to death, one
Funmi Abiodun on allegation of being a witch responsible for the death
of a relation.
According to him, "the war against criminality is relentlessly being
waged against men of the underworld. The command is not leaving any
stone unturned regarding crime and criminality in Edo State.
"This man who claimed to be a pastor defiled a young person. Another
thing that is so common here and I don't know why this defilement
issue is so prevalent.
"I wonder if there is something about it. You see very old men
defiling young girls who are five years, two years, and so on. We are
not going to tolerate this and cases of rape are also increasing too
but we will go all out to make sure that they are convicted."
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