“The saddest thing about betrayal is that it never comes from your enemies; it comes from those you trust the most.” ~ Anonymous
A High Court of Justice in Ekiti State sitting in Ado Ekiti on Thursday convicted and sentenced Enoch Gbinyiam, a pastor of Winner Chapel situated at Omuo- Ekiti to life imprisonment on a single count charge of rape of a minor.
The survivor who is the daughter of one of Gbinyiam’s church members was said to have been raped by the pastor during one of her visits to the vicarage.
The young survivor is said to regularly visit the mission house to help the pastor’s wife with house chores, teach and help his young children in their school assignments.
It was during one of her visits to the vicarage that the convict offered her a laced bottle of Fanta. The girl took the Fanta, slept off and woke up to find herself bleeding profusely from the vagina.
The convict was arrested and charged to Court. He was charged with the offence of Rape contrary to section 2 of the Gender–Based Violence (Prohibition) Law,2019.
The learned Director of Public Prosecutions, Julius Ajibare, who prosecuted the case for Ekiti State called four witnesses and tendered two exhibits to float his case.
The convict who spoke through his counsel, Adeyinka Opaleke, gave evidence in his defence and called one other witness.
In its judgement, the Court held that the Prosecution proved the offence of rape against the defendant beyond reasonable doubt.
Justice O.I.O Ogunyemi then convicted sentenced him to life imprisonment.
