Fake Pastor Arrested for Raping Woman During Spiritual Cleansing In Lagos

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Fake Pastor Arrested for Raping Woman During Spiritual Cleansing In Lagos

42-year old Wasiu Lawal, a fake pastor in Lagos state has been arrested for raping a 38-year old woman during a spiritual cleansing.

When he was arraigned at a Surulere Magistrate Court on Wednesday, Police Sgt. Christopher Okoniko said he committed the offence at about 9.00p.m. on July 1 in Lagos.

According to him, Lawal who claims to be a pastor, native doctor and a Muslim cleric (alfa) forcefully had a sexual intercourse with the woman under the guise of “praying” for her.

The woman said she did not know how she ended up sleeping in the man’s house till the next day.

“She said the next day she narrated the story to her husband who reported the matter at Ikorodu police station which led to the arrest of the accused,” she said.

“The accused uses one room for pastoral work, the second room to consult as a herbalist and the third one for muslim cleric (Alfa) work, “ he said.

The Magistrate, Mrs A. Dan Oni, granted the accused bail in the sum of N200,000 with two sureties and adjourned the case to September 14 for mention.