32-year-old Michael Akpan of Ikeja, Nigeria has been charged with raping a woman while he posed as a pastor. Akpan was arraigned yesterday for rape at an Ikeja Chief Magistrates’ Court.
The alleged act took place on August 17 at Akpan’s place of residence. After meeting an unsuspecting 29-year-old woman on the street, Akpan convinced her that he was a pastor that could cure her of “satanic oppression.”
Akpan directed the unidentified woman to buy seven bottles of olive oil for cleansing purposes and to meet him at his home.
After she arrived, Akpan shut his door and raped her, as reports My Nation News.
The Chief Magistrate, Mrs. Jadesola Adeyemi –Ajayi commented that Akpan was released on bail held at N200,000 or $549.54. Adeyemi-Ajayi also demanded an additional N20,000 or $55.24 as a condition of his release.
The case has been adjourned until October 10.
Rape is a cultural epidemic that is under-discussed and taken too lightly in Africa.
On August 3, 23-year-old Khensani Maseko of South Africa committed suicide after being raped by another student three months prior.
She reported her assault in July and was scheduled to return back to school on August 6 for the commencement of an investigation. She agreed to take time away from school to process the tragic event.
The alleged assailant has since been suspended from the university and an official investigation has been launched to ascertain the events that unfolded before Maseko’s death.
Maseko was explicitly vocal about the unfortunate culture of rape on her campus and in South Africa as a whole while entrenching herself in school activities; she was a member of the university’s Student Representative Council (SRF) and the Economic Freedom Fighters (EEF) party student group. All the while earning her law degree.
“This is not just about the university, this is something that our society has failed to acknowledge,” Maseko’s friend Florence Bagonza adamantly stated as she referred to rape culture.
Anthony Madu, the 14-year-old Nigerian dancer from Lagos who gained admission to a prestigious ballet…
Actor-host Wayne Brady recently opened up about his early financial struggles in his now thriving…
Mia Arianna, also known as @mia.ariannaa on TikTok, helped her son become an honorary team…
Alvin Gauthier, a Grand Prairie USPS postman, recently went above and beyond to brighten a…
Maj. Gen. Fatuma Gaiti Ahmed is the first female commander of the air force and…
Benjamin E. Mays High School brought together its 272 senior class members for a meeting…
Afrika Owes' emotional response to learning that she had passed the bar exam on her…
A 49-year-old New York attorney was on April 26 sentenced to 10 years in federal…
During an appearance on The Jennifer Hudson Show on Wednesday, pop legend Cher opened up…
Authorities in Florida said an 11-year-old boy was accidentally shot and killed by his 14-year-old…
The famous Taylor Schlitz family is making headlines once more as the youngest of the…
Sony Pictures Entertainment has appointed Tahra Grant as its Chief Communications Officer. She replaces Robert…
Meet Ashley M. Fox, the founder of Empify and the first in her family to…
Tyra Banks, the iconic former host of Dancing With the Stars, has made a delightful…
A Brazilian woman named Érika de Souza, 42, is under investigation for manslaughter after authorities…