Africa Press-Nigeria:<\/p>\n
Detectives from the Nigeria Police Force, NPF, Area Command in Warri, Delta State have arrested the Founder and General Overseer of the Victory Revival Fasting & Prayer Ministry, Bishop Elijah Orhonigbe for allegedly raping a nineteen-year-old girl (names withheld).<\/p>\n
The popular cleric was arrested on Friday, June 5, DAILY POST reports.<\/p>\n
The suspect is now cooling off his heels at the police cell in \u201cA\u201d Division, Warri.<\/p>\n
The Warri Area Commander of the Nigeria Police, ACP Mohammed Muktar Garba, in a chat with newsmen confirmed the arrest.<\/p>\n
He said the cleric was arrested following a complaint by the mother of the victim at his office.<\/p>\n
ACP Garba noted that the mother of the victim is a member of the church where her daughter was allegedly raped by the said Bishop.<\/p>\n
According to ACP Garba,\u201d She said the pastor had a dream that death was hovering in their house and for peace to reign, she should bring her daughter, Miracle for prayers (deliverance).<\/p>\n
\u201cThe woman brought the lady to the church pastor. I think what really happened is that the pastor drugged that lady and raped her. I personally took the lady to the hospital because she was in a coma for two(2) days.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe were looking for this pastor for the past three weeks. We later traced him to where he was hiding and I got him arrested, and we are charging him to court now. This is somebody that I arrested since Friday. He has been in cell since Friday, Saturday, Sunday and today-Monday. I am charging him to court.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cWe have the pictures. We have examined the victim. I took her to the doctor. He has examined her private parts, and we have everything to charge this man to court.\u201d<\/p>\n
ACP Garba also denied allegations of collecting money from the suspect to release him or cover up the matter.<\/p>\n
In his words,\u201dI did not demand a dime from him and I will not collect a dime from him. He must face the wrath of the law.\u201d<\/p>\n
In a swift reaction, the suspect, Bishop Elijah Orhonigbe denied the allegations leveled against him.<\/p>\n
The cleric who spoke with newsmen on his way out of the Police Station to court said, \u201cI did not rape her.\u201d<\/p>\n
According to Bishop Orhonigbe, \u201cShe came to church on that faithful day, the 20th of May. The mother brought her to the church for deliverance and I prayed for her in front of the altar in the presence of three people. Immediately after the prayer, she left the church. That was around to 12. She came back 5 \u2018o\u2019clock with policemen and some crowd, saying \u2018this is the man.\u2019 I did not rape her.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Africa Press-Nigeria: Detectives from the Nigeria Police Force, NPF, Area Command in Warri, Delta State have arrested the Founder and General Overseer of the Victory Revival Fasting & Prayer Ministry, Bishop Elijah Orhonigbe for allegedly raping a nineteen-year-old girl (names withheld). The popular cleric was arrested on Friday, June 5, DAILY POST reports. The suspect […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":62,"featured_media":25976,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[24,30],"tags":[208,1281],"class_list":["post-25974","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-all-news","category-community","tag-bishop","tag-nigeria-police-force"],"yoast_head":"\n