Edo Pastor, wife burn maid over witchcraft allegation
A Pastor in Benin City, the Edo State capital, Ogheneyovwe Williams, has been arrested by men of the Edo State Police Command after he reportedly brutalised his 17 years old house maid identified as Miss Jay.
Pastor Ogheneyovwe and his wife were said to have severely burnt Mrs. Jay to make her confess to being a witch.
The couple are both Pastor at the Prophetic Nation Church in Benin City.
Commissioner of Social Development and Gender Issues, Christabel Omoh Ekwu, who visited the victim at the hospital expressed shock at the level of the severe burns inflicted on the victim
Hon. Ekwu said criminals who disguises themselves as Pastors and Prophets to execute evil acts would be punished.
“Enough is enough in Edo State. We can’t allow our State to be tagged a wicked zoo just because we allow other citizens from other states to live in our dear land, There is no religious basis to support this kind of cruel act as a form of deliverance or correctional means,Justice must prevail at all cost.”
Pastor Williams, in his statement, alleged that his action was because ‘the victim is a witch’.
His wife is currently on the run.
