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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.
