Police in Anambra have launched a manhunt aimed at apprehending a self-acclaimed pastor who raped a 13-year-old to cure his homosexual ‘sickness’.
The fleeing suspect is a Pastor at the Jesus Miracle Ministries, Awka, Anambra State .
A source who pleaded anonymity said a native doctor had told him that his homosexual ‘sickness’ would be cured if he slept with a male teen.
The victim, an indigene of Ebonyi State, disclosed that the incident happened after a vigil service.
He said: “The pastor approached me after the vigil and asked me to stay back.
“I told the pastor that I wanted to go home since the church activities had ended.
“The pastor told me to wait till dawn and when I insisted that I must go, the pastor applied a substance on my eyes which made me to sleep.
“When I woke up, I noticed that my trousers were torn, and my anus was damp.
“I began to cry, as I was feeling pains in my anus. The pastor said I should stop crying; that he would give me money.
“I rejected the money offer and went home and told my people what happened.”
Additionally, a relative of the victim, Ngozi, who spoke with newsmen said the victim didn’t tell them he was going for a vigil that fateful night only to come home the following day to narrate his encounter with the so-called- man of God.
Confirming the report, the Anambra State Police Public Relations Officer, ASP Nkiru Nwode, said the police assured that the self-acclaimed man of God will be arrested and duly prosecuted.
