herbalist, Ifatade Elegbeleye has been
arrested and charged before an Ojokoro
Magistrates' Court, Lagos, western
Nigeria for allegedly defrauding a
woman seeking husband. He allegedly
swindled her of N2m and raped her at
his shrine. The 31-year old
businesswoman,Temidayo Akinwale,
who is now pregnant, suffered the fate
when she contacted the herbalist to
deliver her from strange spirits that
prevented her from getting a husband.
The incident happened at Elegbeyele's
shrine located at Ayobo Road in Ayobo-
Ipaja Local Council Development Area.
The accused was arraigned on a six-
count charge of fraud, stealing and
obtaining sex under false pretences.
Elegbeleye who is cooling his heels in
prison custody, according to the police,
lured his victim to a shrine and told her
that he needed to perform some rituals
to deliver her from spiritual husband
that prevented her from getting a
husband. The 65-year old victim's
mother, Mrs Mary Akinwale, while
testifying before the court, narrated
how the accused lured her daughter to his shrine, raped and impregnated her.
The distraught mother told the court
that Elegbeleye prophesied to her
daughter that she was possessed with
spiritual husband that would prevent
her from getting married and asked her
to pay some amount of money for
spiritual cleansing. She said that her
daughter who was afraid of the
prophesy, paid the money and was
taking to a river in the midnight at
Ipaja area, where she was bathed with
spiritual soap, adding that after the
bath, she still could not get a husband.
She testified that the accussed invited
her daughter again to his shrine and
raped her, adding that she is now
pregnant. In his response, Elegeleye
told the court that he actually delivered
her of a spiritual husband, adding that
he did not collect the money she
accused him of collecting. He said he
has been doing spiritual deliverance for
years and have liberated many people.
When asked to comment on the
allegations of rape and pregnancy, he
declined to talk. The presiding
Magistrate, Mrs O.A. Layinka granted
him bail in the sum of N200,000 with
two sureties in like sum. He was
remanded in prison custody at Kirikiri
pending the fulfilment of the bail
condition. The matter was adjourned
till 21 December for continuation of
trial.
People die of ignorance she want sharp miracle and that is what she has gotten so she doesn't know that Almighty God exist in heaven who told us to bring our problem free of charge no sacrifice will be made just to go down on our knees and ask for what we want but we find it very hard to do.I don't know whether to pity the lady or to tell her that is what u get when u visit the wrong ppl for prayer
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