The Ogun State-born ‘cleric’ was almost served with jungle justice for committing such an atrocious crime.
According
to the victim’s father, known as Baba Akeem: “About a month ago, we
were shocked when our daughter, Elizabeth complained of virginal pains,
saying that she was séxually
abused by ‘Baba’, the name she calls Akinleye the neighbourhood pastor.
Her descriptions of what transpired between her and Akinleye showed
that she was actually raped.
Speaking
further, the enraged and shocked father said: “Angrily, I confronted
the man. He accepted getting close to my daughter, but denied raping
her; I knew he was lying. I almost got the Police involved, if not for
the advice from neighbours to allow the sleeping dog lie. Surprisingly,
barely a month later, I came back home from work, only for my daughter
to start demanding for the type of drug I gave her in the past when
‘Baba’ abused her. I asked her why she needs it, but to my shock, she
said ‘Baba’ abused her again. That was how I raised the alarm and took
my daughter to the nearest hospital, for medical examination and
possible treatment. This was after the hospital confirmed the abuse”, he
claimed.
While he was being paraded nakéd
round the neighborhood, his penis swung as passersby wonder on what
manner of crime the man of God had committed to deserve such a Calvary
treatment.
With
scars of injuries and tears all over him, the ‘Apostle of the Most
High’ defended himself thus: “We both live in the same environment, and
the father is so close to me that sometimes I ask him for help which he
always rendered. I’m innocent of this particular accusation-the recent
one. The first time I was accused of raping her, I had gone to their
house where I met the little girl working on her school assignment. I
offered to help her with the assignment which she gave me and I later
returned it to her. I don’t know why nobody believed me, I didn’t have séx with that girl”, he exonerated himself.
“This time around, she is saying that I ‘double crossed’ her at Somonu Animashaun Street and had séx
with her again. How could I have done that? I wasn’t even at that area
at the said time of the rape. Before God and man, I didn’t do anything
to her this second time that I’m being accused.
The preacher eventually admitted committing the ‘Unholy Séx’ with the infant girl once after he was being threatened severally.
The
resident doctor of the hospital who confirmed that the victim was raped
disclosed that. “She was brought here by her father and I can confirm
she is okay now. I’m just appalled by how the accused man was treated.
If care was not taken, he could have been lynched. I’m against jungle
justice no matter the level of crime committed”, the doctor stated.
Another
nurse at the hospital further revealed that ‘not less than two fingers
had entered the little girl’s private part’, an indication that she
could have been raped or ‘fingered’.
However,
few hours after the man of God admitted his heinous and shameful act,
angry mobs were about lynching him before some policemen attached to the
Ejigbo Police station came to his rescue.
It
was gathered that the police later released him on the ground of his
infectious ailment. “He suffers from Diabetic Ulcer, a reason the police
could not detain him at the station”, the doctor said.
The
47-year-old Akinleye whose early morning preaching was an anthem on the
streets is said to have been excommunicated from the church. “He is not
the presiding pastor of the church, but lives inside the church and was
always in the habit of singing and preaching every morning within the
area. Though, he is not married and has no child, but whether he truly
raped the girl remains a riddle we are all trying to solve”, Tope, the
rape victim’s neighbor affirmed.
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