The Operatives of the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP), have arrested a 48 – year old Mountain of Fire and Miracle Church MFM pastor Gwarinpa Branch, Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, for alleged rape and sexual exploitation of a 16 – year old orphan (Name withered ) and impregnating her in the process.
According to the statement released by the NAPTIP, the MFM pastor and suspect, identified as Mr David Onyekachukwu, hails from Nsukka, South East part of the country, was said to have volunteered to provide shelter and also conduct deliverance on the girl after she was accused of witchcraft, but thereafter took advantage of the vulnerability of the innocent girl and devoured her sexually repeatedly.
The victim, a Junior Secondary School (JSS2) Student of one of the government schools in Abuja, suddenly dropped out of school and was in dare need of accommodation shortly after the death of her parents in 2018.
Investigation revealed that the randy MFM pastor, who lost his wife sometimes ago, was then living with his daughter in the same compound with the victim’s deceased parents in Karmo community in the suburb of Abuja, volunteered to harbour her and assist her in her education so as to give her a fulfilled life.
According to the victim, after the first year of their living together, the Clergy man started making love advances toward her, an action she constantly resisted.
She narrated that the first time the MFM Pastor raped her was in March this year during her birthday. She explained that the Man had taken her and his daughter out on birthday celebration to some relaxation centres in Abuja.
According to her, in the evening, after daughter of the MFM Pastor had gone to bed, he approached her and pounced on her ignoring all pleas for mercy.
It was gathered that the Clergy had since continued to rape her at will thereby resulting into pregnancy.
During interrogation, the Pastor confessed to have sexually abused the girl only twice and attributing the evil act to the” work of the devil “.