Two pastors rape 12 year old girl

Two Pastors, Uwem Friday and Samson
Odeyemi who committed an abominable act by
sleeping with a 12-year-old girl and a married
woman in Edo state have confessed to the
crime.
Pastor Uwem Friday who raped his victim at a
farm in Okokwo village, area of Edo state in
November 2013 and threatened that she would
dead should she reveal his dastardly act to
anyone was arrested after the 12-year-old girl
became pregnant and her revealed to her
worried parents on May 30, 2014 that the pastor
was responsible.
It was reported on June 13, that Pastor Uwem
Friday was sentenced to five years
imprisonment by an Ekiadolor Magistrate Court,
Edo State for raping a 12-year-old at a farm in
Okokhuo village, Ovia North East Local
Government area of the state.
Pastor Friday Uwem in his confession said: “The
victim is the daughter of my neighbour, who is
my friend. It was in the evening that I lured her
with biscuit and money and I took her to the
bush and raped her. I had sex with her once. I
didn’t use condom. I am responsible for the
pregnancy.
After raping her, I threatened her not to tell
anybody. I told her that she would die if she told
anybody. It was when the pregnancy became
known that her parents came to my house and I
confessed to them.”
Meanwhile 38-year-old Pastor Samson
Odeyemi who was arraigned for raping a 40-
year-old married woman in May under the
pretext of spiritual cleansing to solve her
problem in Igeobazuwa area of Benin City has
also confessed to the crime.
The victim (name withheld) while recounting
what transpired said: “I had a problem and
needed a solution. When I got to Pastor
Odeyemi, I narrated my problem to him and he
promised to pray for me. Later he said I have to
take a spiritual bath in the river for the problem
to be solved. I accepted the advice. The
following day, we went to the river. When we got
there, he ordered me to remove all my clothes.
Initially, I refused to undress, but he insisted that
if I bathe with my clothes on, my problem would
not be solved. When I undressed, Odeyemi
dragged me to the side of the river and raped
me. When I got home, I couldn’t sleep; later I felt
sick and was convinced that what Pastor
Odeyemi did to me was abomination.
“When I couldn’t bear it any longer, I had to
inform my husband about the ugly incident.
Immediately, we went to the police station in
Benin City and reported the case. Pastor
Odeyemi was arrested.”
Pastor Odeyemi told Sunday Sun: “It is true that
the victim came to me and she told me about
her problem. In the process, the devil used me. I
deceived her and took her to the river side and
insisted that she must undress for the spiritual
bath. Then I raped her; I told her it was through
that process that her problem would be solved. I
have been using this method to deceive several
women and ladies by raping them at the
riverside and I would tell them that their prayers
had been answered. I want the victims to forgive
me.”
The Edo State Police Commissioner has
however advised people to be wary of pastors
they associate with and seek help from,
stressing that many of them are like wolves in
sheep’s clothing.
This abominable act by some pastors is
becoming a matter of serious concern.