An Ikorodu Magistrates’ Court on Monday remanded a 25-year-old prophet, Adebowale Obaloluwa, in Correctional custody over alleged defilement of a 14-year-old girl (names withheld).
The defendant, who is an interpreter of tongues at a branch of Cherubim and Seraphim Church, is facing a lone charge of child defilement before Magistrate, Mrs C. K Tunji-Carrena.
When the charge was read, the court did not take his plea.
Magistrate Tunji-Carrena ordered his remand correctional custody pending legal advice from the Director of Public Prosecution (DPP).
Prosecuting Sgt. Mary Ajiteru, told the court that the defendant committed the offence on November 15, at 1.30a.m. at No. 1, Oduolu Street, Baiyeku, Igbogbo, Ikorodu.
Sgt. Ajiteru told the court that Obaboluwa lured the girl, who went with her friend to the church, to his sleeping quarters during a prayer vigil and allegedly defiled her.
she said that when the girl got home from the vigil, she told her mother what the prophet did to her.
She said incident was reported at the Police station and the prophet was arrested.
Magistrate Tunji-Carrena has adjourned the case until January 30, 2020 .
Am glad that this case was reported and the fake prophet is in custody . There are many more cases of mischevious prophets like that which go unreported. So its encouraging that someone did the right thing . We need to fish out more of these bad heads who are wolves in sheeps clothing desecrating sacred places and defiling the minors and less privileged in the community especially those who are looking up to them for assistance . If this fake prophet gets a long sentence it would sure serve as a deterrent to other child offenders in white robes.