Court Remands Pastor, Others Over Alleged Rape

Posted by African Examiner Featured, Latest Headlines, News Across Nigeria Wednesday, September 10th, 2025

(AFRICAN EXAMINER) –  A Makurdi Chief Magistrates’ Court connected Wednesday, ordered the remand of a 34-year-old Pastor, Kelvin Imo astatine the Correctional Centre, Makurdi for allegedly raping a religion member.

Imo, who resides astatine No. 5, Gboko Road, Makurdi was charged with rape.

However, the Chief Magistrate, Mr Kevin Mbanongun, did not instrumentality his plea for deficiency of jurisdiction implicit the matter.

Mbanongun adjourned the substance until Oct. 8, for further mention.

Earlier, the Prosecutor, Insp Friday Kanshio, told the tribunal that the lawsuit was received astatine the State CID, Makurdi connected Sept. 2, done a petition written by the unfortunate against the pastor.

Kanshio said the complainant had stated successful the petition that she went to a Living Faith Church branch, other Coca-cola Camp, Km 5 Gboko Road, Makurdi connected April 22, to spot the accused who was her pastor for supplication and counseling.

She said that aft praying for her, the pastor utilized a handkerchief to hitch her look and she mislaid spot arsenic a result.

The complainant said that the pastor overpowered her due to the fact that she could not conflict and helium forcefully had carnal cognition of her wrong the religion without her consent.

Kanshio said that the pastor was arrested during a constabulary probe for committing the offence.

He added that the offence contravened Section 284 of the Penal Code Laws of Benue, 2004. (NAN)

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