A mild drama ensued at Isawo, Ikorodu, Lagos when a 15-year old girl (name withheld), a pupil of Government College, Ikorodu, accused her boyfriend, Akeem Ayinde, 18, and a pastor of the Celestial Church of Christ, Imisi Oluwa Parish, Ikorodu, Prophet Ojo Ikide, of using her blood for ritual.

Speaking with P.M.NEWS, the victim said she had been dating Ayinde, a tailor, for about four months, but after a stern warning from her mother, she stopped the relationship.

But on 9 December, on her way to school, the victim narrated that Akeem abducted her and took her to his aunty’s (Mrs. Kafilat Samson) house at 28, Aiyedogbon Street, Isawo and slept with her, despite her plea that she was a virgin and not ready to have sex.

“After raping me, I was bleeding profusely and he brought out a white handkerchief to clean my private parts. Soon after, his mum came and took us to the Celestial Church where the Prophet told me to sit outside, while Ayinde and his mother were discussing with him inside the church. When the pastor came out, he asked if I was a virgin, and I said yes, and he told me to go home,” she said.

The mother of the victim, Mrs. Omolola Adeyemi, told P.M.NEWS that when she got home that day she did not notice anything, but the victim’s father discovered blood on the bed where she (victim) slept. But when he asked her what was wrong, she said she was menstruating. A week after, she was not able to eat anything and was still bleeding.

Mrs. Adeyemi said she and her husband took her to a pastor for prayers, and it was when she narrated her ordeal and encounter with her boyfriend and his family members in the church, that they notified policemen at the Owutu Division, who promptly arrested the culprit, his mother, the aunt and the pastor.

Narrating his own side, the boyfriend, Akeem, 18 confessed that he made love to the girl and later took her to the church with his mum, because he loved her. He said he wanted to find out from the prophet if he can marry her. When asked why he took his mother along, he said it was his mother who knew the prophet.

In his own confession, Prophet Ikide told P.M.NEWS that when the suspect brought the girl to his church, he told him that the girl was two small, and that she was also in school uniform. He felt embarrassed and told them he could only pray for them and charged them N5,000 for prayers. He explained that he was surprised when the girl and her mum came with the police to arrest him.

The suspects are still being detained at the Owutu Police Station as at the time of filing this report, while the victim was taken to the Ikorodu General Hospital for medical examination.

The police said the suspects would be charged to court after investigation.

Can someone please tell me the age of consent in Nigeria?

18 I should think.

I thought it was 14. Some mothers are useless and this grown ass man should be in jail with his mother and their voodoo priest. How do you start married like with rape

Outstrip:

I thought it was 14. Some mothers are useless and this grown backside man should be in jail with his mother and their voodoo priest. How do you start married like with despoil

i am not saying America oh, cos i know in Nigeria some parents even want the daughter to marry as a virgin.
But i think this is really sad.

Fhemmmy:

i am not saying America oh, cos i know in Nigeria some parents even want the daughter to marry as a virgin.
But i think this is really sad.

Are you talking legal or what the parents want. There is no age of consent when the the person is a child. It is simply rape in the US if the girl is under 18 whether she said yes or no. I just looked it up and the legal age of consent in Nigeria is actually 13. Ghana is 16. Nigeria as always is usually backwards in most things

Na wa oh. I typed in R. A. P. E. and it says despoil instead. Ridiculous. I think it is just crazy to remove the word ""rape"". Seun can you hear me. It is just plain irresponsible. If I did not know better I would say you are sexist and probably even patting rapists on the back by not describing their horrific crime by the name it should be called.

Outstrip:

Are you talking legal or what the parents want. There is no age of consent when the the person is a child. It is simply despoil in the US if the girl is under 18 whether she said yes or no. I just looked it up and the legal age of consent in Nigeria is actually 13. Ghana is 16. Nigeria as always is usually backwards in most things

I never knew it was that low oh . . . .damn.
No wonder those cow people in the North could marry a little kid.

i didnt know that despoil has now become a bad word. how can r.a.pe be a bad word? i think the word despoil" is just trying to underscore the true meaning and horrific nature of that word and it shouldnt be. very embarrassing and unfair to those who have gone through it.

@ poster

i hope that boy is also charged with ra.p.e because that is exactly what he did.

The "get rich at all cost" syndrome is responsible for this act if it is true. Rape is a crime that should carry death penalty.

breathless:

The "get rich at all cost" syndrome is responsible for this act if it is true. despoil is a crime that should carry death penalty.

But the story never said, it was rape, cos i think the girl consented to it., however, it is still pathetic, cos she is just a kid, but if the law of consent in Nigeria is just 13 or 15, then, the man might walk, but he needs to be held liable.

I think its my eyes but i didnt get anywhere in the article where the Girl accused the boy of ritual
What kind of intimacy wud make a lady bleed for a week

ifyalways:

I think its my eyes but i didnt get anywhere in the article where the Girl accused the boy of ritual
What kind of intimacy wud make a lady bleed for a week

Using a white handkerchief to wipe her is an indication

ifyalways:

I think its my eyes but i didnt get anywhere in the article where the Girl accused the boy of ritual  
What kind of intimacy wud make a lady bleed for a week  

I think the white cloth wasn't ordinary

Outstrip:

Using a white handkerchief to wipe her is an indication

It could also be cos they had no tissue or access to the wash room to clean up after the show  
Well,The journalist added that cos neither the girl nor the parents accused the boy of trying to use their daughter for ritual,what wud the boy be charged with now,despoil or attempted ritual?maybe both.

ifyalways:

It could also be cos they had no tissue or access to the wash room to clean up after the show  
Well,The journalist added that cos neither the girl nor the parents accused the boy of trying to use their daughter for ritual,what wud the boy be charged with now,despoil or attempted ritual?maybe both.

see you.
Then after the cleaning, they went to a white garmented church, to do what?

My brother i dont know oooo,hoha.

ifyalways:

It could also be cos they had no tissue or access to the wash room to clean up after the show
Well,The journalist added that cos neither the girl nor the parents accused the boy of trying to use their daughter for ritual,what wud the boy be charged with now,despoil or attempted ritual?maybe both.

It's like ifyalways takes things for granted. Do u joke with white-garment churches? Shine ur eyes b4 u fall a victim

frprof:

It's like ifyalways takes things for granted. Do u joke with white-garment churches? Shine your eyes b4 u fall a victim

Tell her oh, my brother

so the age of consent in Nig is really 13,that is so sad,no wonder those old arewa men go about marrying babies with inpunity.May God save our children and the foolish and ignorant parents that put their daughters in such situations.
@post i hope the boy and his mum are charged wit trying to use her blood 4 rituals,proving it thou will be another issue.But knowing the Nig justice system they will probably go scott free.

Fhemmmy:

B[b]ut the story never said, it was despoil, cos i think the girl consented to it[/b]., however, it is still pathetic, cos she is just a kid, but if the law of consent in Nigeria is just 13 or 15, then, the man might walk, but he needs to be held liable.

Isawo and slept with her, despite her plea that she was a virgin and not ready to have sex.

“After despoiling me,

thats definitely is ra.pe cos she never consented to it. they should focus on the ra.pe where they can prove it other than the ritual which would be hard to prove

~Sissy~:

thats definitely is ra.pe cos she never consented to it. they should focus on the ra.pe where they can prove it other than the ritual which would be hard to prove

U have a point there, however, the reason why i find it hard to blv her is the fact that she still follow them to some "church" after the ordeal ?
Most rape victim, as soon as they have the chance to escape, they will run

Fhemmmy:

U have a point there, however, the reason why i find it hard to blv her is the fact that she still follow them to some "church" after the ordeal ?
Most despoil victim, as soon as they have the chance to escape, they will run

Never blame the victim,when things like this happen u can never understand it,but never give pepetrators an excuse by blaming the victim,she didnt do anything wrong,she was raped.

ubiaa5:

Never blame the victim,when things like this happen u can never understand it,but never give pepetrators an excuse by blaming the victim,she didnt do anything wrong,she was despoiled.

If u have read my posts, like i said, the man and the mother shd be used to define the law, cos what happened was wrong, however, for the lady to have still followed them to some "church" is a sign that she has her own blame as well.

Fhemmmy:

U have a point there, however, the reason why i find it hard to blv her is the fact that she still follow them to some "church" after the ordeal ?
Most despoil victim, as soon as they have the chance to escape, they will run

she is young and was probably distraught and confused after the whole ordeal

Fhemmmy:

If u have read my posts, like i said, the man and the mother shd be used to define the law, cos what happened was wrong, however, for the lady to have still followed them to some "church" is a sign that she has her own blame as well.

she is a young girl she could have been afraid or disoriented or both,being raped is not exactly a very good experience,so its very plausible for her to go wit them in dat state.

ubiaa5:

she is a young girl she could have been afraid or disoriented or both,being despoiled is not exactly a very good experience,so its very plausible for her to go wit them in dat state.

~Sissy~:

she is young and was probably distraught and confused after the whole ordeal

Ok . . . . .I agree with you on that.
I really hope the guy and the mother and even the yeye "man of evil gods are punished heavily.

Fhemmmy:

U have a point there, however, the reason why i find it hard to blv her is the fact that she still follow them to some "church" after the ordeal ?
Most despoil victim, as soon as they have the chance to escape, they will run

I think 3 things were responsible for her NOT running and follwing them to the ritualist:
1. She is a small girl
2. She was just raped; I have heard so much about how rape disorientates a lady (even an adult)
3. She was deflowered.

Where she could have some blame is going back to the boy after her mother warned her. A good lesson 4 small girls & boyz 2 harken to their parents' advice.

Meanwhile, she was particularly scared to tell her paresnts for:

1. Her mother warned her earlier, she was scared
2. Our culture blames the victim than the perpetrator (rapist) for the crime.
3. She could not confide in any friend, being just a little girl.

I hope the parents of the poor little girl have some money of, at least, knowledge to ensure the criminals are charged for at least FORCEFUL CARNAL KNOWLEDGE and BEING ACCOMPLICES.

Ndeewonu:


2. Our culture blames the victim than the perpetrator (rapist) for the crime.

true. but sadly not only our culture but society in general