A pastor in a Pentecostal church known as the Jesus Miracle Ministries in Awka, Anambra State (names withheld) is said to be on the run after he allegedly raped a 13-year-old boy identified only as Abuchi.
According to the Punch, the gay pastor said he was told by a
native doctor that his homosexual ‘sickness’ would leave him if only he sleeps
with a male teen.
Recounting his ordeal, Abuchi said the incident took place after
a vigil service.
The teenager, who hails
from Ebonyi State said, “The pastor approached me after the vigil and asked me
to stay back.
“I
told the pastor that I wanted to go home since the church activities had ended.
“The
pastor told me to wait till dawn and when I insisted that I must go, the pastor
applied a substance on my eyes which made me to sleep.
“When
I woke up, I noticed that my trousers were torn, and my anus was damp.
“I began to cry, as I
was feeling pains in my anus. The pastor said I should stop crying; that he
would give me money.
“I
rejected the money offer and went home and told my people what happened.”
A
relative of the teenage victim, Ngozi told newsmen that when Abuchi came home
and narrated the incident to them, they rushed to the church only to discover
that the pastor had run away.
The
State Police Public Relations Officer, PPRO, ASP Nkiru Nwode, who confirmed the
report said the police had begun a manhunt for the pastor, assuring that he
would be apprehended and dealt with accordingly.
She
added that the victim has been taken to the hospital for examination and
treatment.
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