A 48-year-old pastor, Nduka Anyanwu, has pleaded guilty to defiling and impregnating two teenage sisters.
Anyanwu, who was arraigned before a Yaba Chief Magistrates’ Court in Lagos, on Wednesday, is facing a two-count charge bordering on defilement.
Following his guilty plea to both charges, the Chief Magistrate, Mrs. A. Adedayo, remanded the defendant in a custodial centre and adjourned the case to Sept. 15, for facts and sentencing.
Earlier, the Police Prosecutor, ASP Roman Unuigbe, told the court that the defendant committed the offences sometime in June, at Oshodi area of Lagos.
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He said that the defendant, who is a Pastor, had slept with the two sisters, aged 17 and 13, respectively, on several occasions and impregnated them.
According to Unigbe, the defendant had allegedly defiled the sisters at the church complex, under the pretext of holding prayer sessions with them.
He said that the offences contravene Section 137 of the Criminal Law of Lagos State, 2015.
