Pastor rapes woman in church during ‘spiritual bath’

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 raping 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 raping 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 raped 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 raped 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 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.