According to Vanguard News, a 14 years old secondary school student has narrated to a Magistrates Family Court in Akure, Ondo state, how she aborted three times for her school principal and pastor, Adetunji Obatayo aged 55.
Speaking before the court, the girl said, “When I was 10 years old, my parents released me to live with pastor due to his desire to train me. My first day in his house, he forcefully had intercourse with me and warned me not to tell anyone about it…Click Here To Continue Reading>> …Click Here To Continue Reading>>
“He impregnated me thrice and gave me 5000 naira to buy abortion drugs after many preventive drugs”
She further narrated how the pastor refused to provide money for the third abortion, and how she took his money to buy the pills. In reaction, the pastor accused her of giving the money to her boyfriend, a boy in the school where the pastor was the principal.
“He arrested the boy and I informed my parents about his actions” the girl said. READ FULL STORY HERE>>>CLICK HERE TO CONTINUE READING>>>
Meanwhile, Obatayo has been remanded in prison by the magistrate family court for defiling the 14 years old girl and procuring abortion for her thrice.
The parents of the victim told the court that they handed her to pastor Obatayo in 2020 after he assured them he would train her in school.
The principal was arraigned on three counts charge of defilement, unlawfully prescribing drugs to procure abortion thereby killing an unborn child.
His pleas were not taken. The presiding magistrate, B.A Alphonso ordered the defendant to be remanded to the Olokuta Correctional Centre and directed the case file to be sent to the Directorate of Public Prosecutions (DPP) for advice.
Thereafter, the trail magistrate, Alphonso ordered the victim to be taken in for rehabilitation and adjourned the case to August 29, 2024 for mentioning.
