Bishop Kenneth, an Abuja-based bishop was found guilty of defiling a 12-year-old church member’s daughter and was given a 20-year prison sentence.
The Federal Capital Territory High Court in Gudu which is presided over by Justice Adebiyi Osolo reportedly denied the man of God the chance to receive a fine.
Bishop Kenneth Duke was prosecuted by the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) for defiling a 12-year-old girl.
A statement by the NAPTIP National Press Officer, Vincent Adekoye, on Wednesday, said:
“Investigation revealed that the victim was living in Lagos before she was brought to Abuja to live with her mother.
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The report indicated that on March 5, 2023, her mother took her to the church located at Dantata Zuba Expressway, and after the service, she was taken to the family house of the bishop who is also the pastor of the church so that she could stay with them to enable the bishop’s wife to take her to where she will learn a skill which both families had earlier discussed.
It was gathered that the following day, 6th March 2023, the convict, father of 5 children, sent his children on an errand, and being alone with the victim at home at about 10 am, gave her some mathematics work to solve and as she was trying to do it, the bishop pounced on her, covered her mouth and raped her on a chair despite her crying and pleading.
In the judgment, the randy cleric was found guilty of a one-count charge of r#p£ and was sentenced accordingly without an option of fine,” the statement reads.
