One Pastor Kenneth Onyeali has been arrested by the Imo State Police Command for allegedly defiling a 10-year-old girl and her 16-year-old sick elder sister while supposedly conducting ‘deliverance’ for the sick girl.
TheNation reports that sick girl, Loveth Emeoha, 16, was said to have developed a health complication on her legs that suddenly crippled her, forcing her to drop out of school.
It was further learned that when she was taken to the church by Mrs. Ijeoma Emeoha, who is her mother, Pastor Kenneth, who is the G.O of Christ New Covenant Church located in Umuagwo, told her to leave Loveth behind for some days to deliver her from her ill health.
After some days, the pastor also demanded that Loveth’s 10 year-old younger sister be brought to the church to look after her.
According to the victims’ mother: “When my daughter complained after some days of constant sexual intercourse, Pastor Kenneth told her that that was the only way she could be healed of her sickness.
My 10-year-old daughter told me Pastor Kenneth that used his fingers inside her vagina. She said the pastor told her that if she wanted her elder sister to get better, she must allow him to remove some evil spirit in her vagina.
When I confronted the pastor, he immediately refunded N30,000 I was charged for the prayers, begging that I forgive him. But I reported to my husband’s brothers who reported the matter to the police.”
Pastor Kenneth’s wife has also allegedly offered the Emeoha family N200, 000 to keep sealed lips, an offer they rejected.
The State Police Spokesman, Orlando Ikeoku, confirmed the incident on Monday, saying it was a case of defilement with the consent to the victims.
“Though, the girl was deceived by the pastor into believing that she could be healed of her ailment through sexual intercourse with him. .
After three days of sexual intercourse with the pastor, the girl wasn’t seeing any improvement. She complained and had to report to her people,” Ikeoku said.
He added that the pastor would soon be charged to court at the end of investigations.
