This is a story of a little girl who was
violently raped by a pastor.
Read the shocking details
I am typing this email while transmitting back
after my holiday in Lagos, Nigeria. I would like
to get justice for the young girls who have been
assaulted and raped by the so called man of God
"Pastor Praise" I have not mentioned the name
of the girl who narrated this story to me only a
few hours before I left Lagos as she has been
threatened with death if she ever told anyone.
Girl Z is a young girl child who lives with my
sister. She goes to school and also helps with
the kids when she gets home. I took a liking to
her as she is great with the children and the
kids also love her. After a number of
unfortunate changes in her family life, Girl Z
found herself in a home being run by a church
organisation in Abuja for children whose
family don't have means to sustain the kids. It
was here that a certain Pastor Praise who also
has affiliations with the home would come to
"take boys and girls to Lagos for what he would
call better pastures.
Girl Z told me that she never liked Pastor Praise
as she never felt comfortable around him. He
would always call her stubborn and she always
tried her best to avoid him whenever he showed
up at the home to "take" children to Lagos.
One day, Pastor Praise arrived at the home for
Girl Z. She was to go to Lagos with him. Girl Z
didn't want to go as she didn't feel comfortable
around him. They were to stay at his home in
Abuja for a few days before going to Lagos.
While on the bus to his home, he was asking
her all sorts of questions including if she was a
Virgin. Girl Z was confused at this point and she
said it not his business. Pastor Praise called her
all sorts of names and called her problematic.
On getting to his house, he sent his house girl
on an errand and in the words of Girl Z, she
said "that was when he forced me" when she
said this, I asked if he had raped her, her
answer was YES. I could see a look on her face
which I can't even describe. I just gave her a
hug. She was only 12 years old at the time and
she would also be raped repeatedly on several
occasions following this. In some instances he
would force her to sit with him, watch
pornographic films and then have forced sex
with her. After about a month, he eventually
sent her to Lagos to another church member.
There were also other incidences of rape and
forced sex when he visited and her new
guardians were away. He would often threaten
her with death telling her he would kill her and
nobody would find out about it. It appears from
her narration that this pastor is well known in
his circles as a man of God and he had access to
the homes where he had previously brought
children from the home in Abuja.
Girl Z told me she also suspects he raped other
girls too as one of the girls who stayed with
him after her got inexplicably pregnant after
she arrived in Lagos. Another girl also told Girl
Z that She never wanted to see Pastor Praise
again and if she did, she would KILL him. Yes -
this was coming from little girls who had
passed through this pastor's hands. To cut the
long story short Girl Z was eventually returned
to the home in Abuja and eventually started
living with my Sister.
She says she has only ever told this story to my
mother. I don't know what my mother has done
and I'm not waiting to find out.
Girl Z gave me what little information she
knew of Pastor Praise of Living Faith Church.
He used to live in the Maraba area of Abuja
( Ruga area not far from Maraba bus stop). He
lived here around 2011/2012 but he has since
moved apparently and she doesn't know where
to - I didn't think she would be interested in
knowing. Pastor Praise must be named and
shamed!
Please show kindness to your house helps. You
don't know where these children are coming
from. You don't know their inner sufferings
when they lay on their mats/beds at night. Try
to build an environment where they can open
up to you.
There is so much child sexual abuse going on in
Nigeria and it's just too bad. Please name and
shame Pastor Praise of Living Faith Church.
Lets stop him and get justice for Girl Z and the
others.
violently raped by a pastor.
Read the shocking details
I am typing this email while transmitting back
after my holiday in Lagos, Nigeria. I would like
to get justice for the young girls who have been
assaulted and raped by the so called man of God
"Pastor Praise" I have not mentioned the name
of the girl who narrated this story to me only a
few hours before I left Lagos as she has been
threatened with death if she ever told anyone.
Girl Z is a young girl child who lives with my
sister. She goes to school and also helps with
the kids when she gets home. I took a liking to
her as she is great with the children and the
kids also love her. After a number of
unfortunate changes in her family life, Girl Z
found herself in a home being run by a church
organisation in Abuja for children whose
family don't have means to sustain the kids. It
was here that a certain Pastor Praise who also
has affiliations with the home would come to
"take boys and girls to Lagos for what he would
call better pastures.
Girl Z told me that she never liked Pastor Praise
as she never felt comfortable around him. He
would always call her stubborn and she always
tried her best to avoid him whenever he showed
up at the home to "take" children to Lagos.
One day, Pastor Praise arrived at the home for
Girl Z. She was to go to Lagos with him. Girl Z
didn't want to go as she didn't feel comfortable
around him. They were to stay at his home in
Abuja for a few days before going to Lagos.
While on the bus to his home, he was asking
her all sorts of questions including if she was a
Virgin. Girl Z was confused at this point and she
said it not his business. Pastor Praise called her
all sorts of names and called her problematic.
On getting to his house, he sent his house girl
on an errand and in the words of Girl Z, she
said "that was when he forced me" when she
said this, I asked if he had raped her, her
answer was YES. I could see a look on her face
which I can't even describe. I just gave her a
hug. She was only 12 years old at the time and
she would also be raped repeatedly on several
occasions following this. In some instances he
would force her to sit with him, watch
pornographic films and then have forced sex
with her. After about a month, he eventually
sent her to Lagos to another church member.
There were also other incidences of rape and
forced sex when he visited and her new
guardians were away. He would often threaten
her with death telling her he would kill her and
nobody would find out about it. It appears from
her narration that this pastor is well known in
his circles as a man of God and he had access to
the homes where he had previously brought
children from the home in Abuja.
Girl Z told me she also suspects he raped other
girls too as one of the girls who stayed with
him after her got inexplicably pregnant after
she arrived in Lagos. Another girl also told Girl
Z that She never wanted to see Pastor Praise
again and if she did, she would KILL him. Yes -
this was coming from little girls who had
passed through this pastor's hands. To cut the
long story short Girl Z was eventually returned
to the home in Abuja and eventually started
living with my Sister.
She says she has only ever told this story to my
mother. I don't know what my mother has done
and I'm not waiting to find out.
Girl Z gave me what little information she
knew of Pastor Praise of Living Faith Church.
He used to live in the Maraba area of Abuja
( Ruga area not far from Maraba bus stop). He
lived here around 2011/2012 but he has since
moved apparently and she doesn't know where
to - I didn't think she would be interested in
knowing. Pastor Praise must be named and
shamed!
Please show kindness to your house helps. You
don't know where these children are coming
from. You don't know their inner sufferings
when they lay on their mats/beds at night. Try
to build an environment where they can open
up to you.
There is so much child sexual abuse going on in
Nigeria and it's just too bad. Please name and
shame Pastor Praise of Living Faith Church.
Lets stop him and get justice for Girl Z and the
others.
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