Prophet Arrested For Raping A 13-Year-Old Girl In Ekiti State

Adeleye Akingbaso, a 45-year-old prophet, has been remanded in the Nigeria Correctional Centre after allegedly raping a 13-year-old girl in Ekiti State.

On Wednesday, August 17, he was remanded by an Ekiti State Chief Magistrate Court sitting in Ado Ekiti.

Akingbaso allegedly raped the minor on July 25, 2022 in the Ajowa Area of Ado Ekiti.

In his ruling on Wednesday, Chief Magistrate Olu Bamidele ordered that the suspect be remanded at the correctional centre pending the Director of Public Prosecutions’ legal advice.

In a statement read in court, the victim described what happened as follows: “The Prophet is my mother’s friend, he used to sleep in our house. On that day, my mummy left for night duty, but the Prophet slept in our house. In the midnight, he woke me and said I had bedwet, I said no.

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He gave me shea butter and salt to rub my private part, I did as he directed. When I woke the second day, I saw him beside me and discovered that I have been raped. He warned me not to tell anybody, because I will run mad.

He came back the third day, he said, he wanted to renew what he gave me earlier by having séx with me. I ran out of the house and informed our neighbours.”

DSP Abutu Sunday, the command’s spokesperson, said in a statement on Thursday, August 18, that Akingbaso was arrested on August 12 at Ijadu Olorunsogo, Ado-Ekiti, by the State CID’s Juvenile Welfare Centre (JWC) Unit.

He claims that “Investigation revealed that the suspect, on noticing that the victim’s mother had left home for a vigil in the Church, sneaked into their room and committed the act, claiming that he intended to spiritually deliver the victim. He further promised to attack her spiritually if she informs her mother.

The suspect initially absconded after committing the offence but was later arrested by the Police. During interrogation, he confessed to the commission of the crime and was arraigned accordingly.”