A pastor identified as Simon Okehielem, popularly known as Ebube Wonder, has been arraigned before an Edo State High Court over allegations of raping a married woman and fathering a child through the act.
The case, brought forward by the Edo State Police Command, followed a DNA test that confirmed the clergyman’s biological link to the child, despite his earlier denial.
The case, which dates back to March 2024, began in the Eholor community in Ikpoba okha of Edo State, where Pastor Simeon Okehielem allegedly raped a married woman which resulted in the conception of a child.
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According to the complainant’s lawyer, Barrister Collins Ogbebor, the victim filed a formal petition with the Commissioner of Police, prompting a police investigation, and despite initial difficulties in locating the suspect, Pastor Simeon was recently apprehended after months of evading arrest.
Following his arrest, a DNA test was ordered, and the result showed a 99.9% paternity match between the child and the accused. This critical evidence prompted his re-arrest and subsequent arraignment before the Edo State High Court, Criminal Division.
During the court proceedings, the presiding judge, Honourable Justice Erabor, ordered that the accused be remanded at the Benin Correctional Facility pending further action.
According to the Judge, “The case file be duplicated and forwarded to the office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) for legal advice”, the judge concluded.
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