Close Menu
Chronicle.ng
    Trending Stories
    Liverpool forward Diogo Jota dies in car crash

    JUST IN: Liverpool forward Diogo Jota dies in car crash

    July 3, 2025
    Omoyele Sowore, a human rights activist and former presidential candidate, claims that all opposition parties in Nigeria, with the exception of his African Action Congress, are influenced and controlled by the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC.

    Sowore calls Atiku, El-Rufai’s ADC ‘a coalition of past criminals’

    July 3, 2025
    How ADC collapsed under Obasanjo-led coalition before 2019 elections

    How ADC collapsed under Obasanjo-led coalition before 2019 elections

    July 3, 2025
    Facebook X (Twitter) Instagram
    Trending
    • JUST IN: Liverpool forward Diogo Jota dies in car crash
    • Sowore calls Atiku, El-Rufai’s ADC ‘a coalition of past criminals’
    • How ADC collapsed under Obasanjo-led coalition before 2019 elections
    • Truck crushes police officer to death at Ogun checkpoint
    • Baltasar Engonga, former E’Guinea anti-corruption chief with over 400 sextapes faces 18-year jail term
    • ADC will dismantle party that kept Nigerians in poverty, insecurity – Obi
    • Onanuga slams ADC defectors, labels coalition a gathering of “desperados”
    • Obi joins forces with Aregbesola, Mark as ADC becomes coalition’s 2027 election platform
    Facebook X (Twitter) Instagram
    Chronicle.ngChronicle.ng
    Subscribe
    Thursday, July 3
    • News
      • Nigeria News
      • World News
      • Headlines News
    • Politics
    • Business
    • Sport
    • Entertainment
    • Contact Us
    Chronicle.ng

    Pastor sentenced over rape of church member’s wife

    Vincent OsuwoBy Vincent OsuwoAugust 7, 2024No Comments2 Mins Read
    Facebook Twitter Telegram WhatsApp
    Cameroon arrests five Nigerian pastors over politician’s abduction
    Facebook Twitter WhatsApp

    Pastor Desmond Eke, the founder of the Deliverance Ministry of the Good Shepherd in Umuehieta Avu, Owerri West Local Government Area, Imo State, has been convicted and sentenced to eight years imprisonment for raping his church member’s wife.

    Justice T. N. Nzeukwu of the Imo State High Court found the pastor guilty for taking advantage of the woman who had placed so much trust in him.

    The defendant was tried on three counts, including raping the woman, who is also a church member, and supplying a stupefying chemical to her, causing her to become disoriented and weak.

    According to prosecution lawyer Chioma Emuka, Eke took advantage of the victim, who regained consciousness while he was still inside her.

    Emuka said, “On inquiry on why he had to violate her, the pastor told the 25-year-old woman that his semen is holy enough to deliver her of the marine spirit that was disturbing her.”

    Justice Nzeukwu ruled that Eke was guilty of the charges brought against him.

    The judge convicted the pastor on count two of the allegation of violating trust and raping the victim, but discharged him on count three, which involved inflicting injuries during the rape.

    “Since the woman was not completely conscious during the incident, there was no way injuries could result since there was no resistance,“ Justice Nzeukwu held.

    Before the sentencing, the defence lawyer begged the court to temper justice with mercy, citing his client’s exemplary demeanour in court throughout the trial and refusal to jump bail.

    He argued that rather than a full term, his client should be placed on probation.

    It was gathered that this is the first case to be prosecuted under the Violence Against Persons Prohibition Act in the state.

    Onurube, a civil society organisation, reported the incident and followed it through to its conclusion.

    Speaking on the case, Onurube convener Marjorie Ezihe praised the court for convicting the preacher.

    She hoped that the conviction would prevent anyone who planned to engage in such inhumane crimes as obtaining carnal knowledge of women without their consent.

    Share. Facebook Twitter Telegram WhatsApp

    Keep Reading

    Omoyele Sowore, a human rights activist and former presidential candidate, claims that all opposition parties in Nigeria, with the exception of his African Action Congress, are influenced and controlled by the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC.

    Sowore calls Atiku, El-Rufai’s ADC ‘a coalition of past criminals’

    How ADC collapsed under Obasanjo-led coalition before 2019 elections

    How ADC collapsed under Obasanjo-led coalition before 2019 elections

    Police rescue abducted Benue Links passengers

    Truck crushes police officer to death at Ogun checkpoint

    Equatorial Guinea sacks Baltazar Engonga as ANIF boss over sex scandal

    Baltasar Engonga, former E’Guinea anti-corruption chief with over 400 sextapes faces 18-year jail term

    Obi joins forces with Aregbesola, Mark as ADC becomes coalition’s 2027 election platform

    ADC will dismantle party that kept Nigerians in poverty, insecurity – Obi

    Desperados for power': Onanuga slams ADC defectors, says APC won’t miss them

    Onanuga slams ADC defectors, labels coalition a gathering of “desperados”

    Add A Comment
    Leave A Reply Cancel Reply

    Subscribe to News

    Be the first to get the latest news updates from ChronicleNG about world, sports, politics etc

    Liverpool forward Diogo Jota dies in car crash

    JUST IN: Liverpool forward Diogo Jota dies in car crash

    July 3, 2025
    Omoyele Sowore, a human rights activist and former presidential candidate, claims that all opposition parties in Nigeria, with the exception of his African Action Congress, are influenced and controlled by the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC.

    Sowore calls Atiku, El-Rufai’s ADC ‘a coalition of past criminals’

    July 3, 2025
    How ADC collapsed under Obasanjo-led coalition before 2019 elections

    How ADC collapsed under Obasanjo-led coalition before 2019 elections

    July 3, 2025
    Police rescue abducted Benue Links passengers

    Truck crushes police officer to death at Ogun checkpoint

    July 3, 2025
    Equatorial Guinea sacks Baltazar Engonga as ANIF boss over sex scandal

    Baltasar Engonga, former E’Guinea anti-corruption chief with over 400 sextapes faces 18-year jail term

    July 3, 2025
    Facebook X (Twitter) Instagram
    • Politics
    • News
    • Sports
    • Business
    • About Us
    © 2025 ChronicleNG

    Type above and press Enter to search. Press Esc to cancel.