Police arrest prophet for allegedly raping 8-month pregnant woman during revival
A prophet, Festus James has been arrested by the police in Ondo State for allegedly raping an eight-month-old pregnant woman at Agbabu village via Ore, in Odigbo council area of Ondo state.
Parading the suspects alongside others in Akure, the command’s spokesperson, Funmi Odunlami, said that the pregnant woman was aged 22 years.
According to Odunlami, the revivalist who came from Ibadan on a three-day revival allegedly raped the woman under the guise of performing deliverance on her.
She said, “On the 13th November 2021, one Festus James ‘m’ from Ibadan in Oyo State went to Agbabu village via Ore, claimed to be a Prophet and that the Holy Spirit directed him to have a 3 days Holy Ghost Revival in a Church in the village.
“The next day, the prophet claimed to have seen a vision concerning a 22 years old lady who was 8 months pregnant and told her to wait behind after the programme.
“She took the pregnant lady into one of the rooms in the mission house under the guise of delivering her from an evil spirit and had carnal knowledge of her.
“The suspect confessed to the commission of the crime.”
Speaking with newsmen, the suspect confessed to having sex with the woman and didn’t rape her.
Festus said, “l did not know what came over me when I was carrying out the ungodly act”.
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