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.