A magistrate court has ordered that Pastor Philip Ogbebor,
Founder and General Overseer of a Pentecostal Church in Benin City, be
remanded at the Federal Medium Security Prison, Oko for allegedly having
carnal knowledge of a 20-year-old male member of his church and
administering secret oaths on him, including; threatening to kill him if
he told anyone.
Surprisingly, the randy pastor of Breakthrough Ministries, Owina
Street, off Sakponba road Benin city, neither denied the allegation of
homosexuality levelled against him by the parents of one of his victims
nor blamed the devil as many culprits will do. Instead, he said, “I am
only passing through temptation. I only did it four times with the man
who is 22 years old and a regular member of my church. I can’t claim
that it was the devil’s influence , let God decide my case.”
However, the 42 year old randy pastor has been arraigned before a
Magistrate court in Benin city on a charge bordering on indecent
assault contrary to Sections 214(1) and 353 of the constitution
respectively.
The Magistrate was said to have ordered his detention at the Oko
medium security prison in the state capital pending the commencement of
trial.
He faces a 14-year jail term, if found guilty by the court.
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