Anambra pastor blames devil for impregnating teenage girl during deliverance
From Elekwachi Chinedum, Onitsha A cleric based in Anambra State, Evang Favour Ezani, has blamed the devil for allegedly raping and impregnating a 16-year-old girl, Precious Okafor in his residence.
From Elekwachi Chinedum, Onitsha
A cleric based in Anambra State, Evang Favour Ezani, has blamed the devil for allegedly raping and impregnating a 16-year-old girl, Precious Okafor in his residence.
The suspect and General Overseer of a Pentecostal church in Amichi, Nnewi South Local Government Area of the state was arrested by Special Anti-Touting Squad (SASA), a security outfit owned by the state government.
Admitting to the crime in a viral video, the suspect confessed to mixing bitter leaf with other herbs for the girl to get rid of the pregnancy to avert public shame.
He begged security operatives to temper justice with mercy, promising to take care of the girl's medical bills if allowed to go free.
Addressing newsmen at the SASA headquarters in Onitsha yesterday, the spokesperson, Karen James, said a security personnel from Igboukwu, a neighbouring community, who brought the report, said the victim was handed over to the suspect by her aunt for special deliverance before the incident.
She said the aunt discovered that the victim was pregnant, and when interrogated, the victim mentioned the name of the Evangelist, who is currently in police custody.
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Narrating her ordeal, the victim said the ugly episode started in November 2025 when the suspect initiated the sexual intercourse with her shortly after arriving his house for the special deliverance as demanded by her aunt.
She said the suspect got her pregnant amidst threat to kill her if she revealed the ungodly act.
According to her, “Daddy Ezani started having forcible sex with me few days after I arrived in his house for the special deliverance.
"I was handed over to him by my aunt to deliver me from stubbornness, without the consent of my mother who resides in Port Harcourt, River State.
“It was my aunt who consulted Daddy Ezani about my behaviour after I relocated to the village from Lagos and, in response, Daddy Ezani told them that I came from the seven seas of the world, hence I needed urgent and special deliverance to be free.
“He had slept with me many times inside his church, farm and residence before the rescue came.
“I don't know my father, but my mother lives in Port Harcourt. I am an indigene of Amichi. I urgently need help.
“As I speak to you now, blood is coming out from my private part as a result of the mixed concoctions Daddy Ezani gave me to drink to abort the pregnancy.
“I have no money to go to the hospital for proper treatment."
Appreciating the security operatives for rescuing her, the victim appealed to the state government, NGOs and well-to-do individuals to come to her aid to enable her treat herself properly.
