Shock As Police Arrest Church Common Overseer For Impregnating A Teenage Woman In Anambra

The Anambra State Police have arrested Favour Ezani, an evangelist and Common Overseer, for allegedly impregnating a 16-year-old woman who was delivered to his dwelling for prayers and therapeutic within the industrial city of Nnewi.

Tribune studies that the sufferer, Miss Treasured Okafor was taken to the self-acclaimed man of God in his residence at Amichi neighborhood in Nnewi South native authorities space for religious therapeutic.

The suspect who claims to be the Common Overseer of a Pentecostal Church within the space was arrested by males of the Particular Anti-Touting Squad (SASA), a safety outfit of the state authorities.

Evang Favour Ezani admitted to the crime. He additionally confessed to mixing bitter leaf with different herbs for the woman to do away with the being pregnant to avert public disgrace.

He pleaded with the safety operatives to tamper justice with mercy, promising to deal with the woman’s medical payments if allowed to go free.

Spokesperson of the safety outfit, Karen James, stated {that a} safety personnel from Igboukwu, a neighbouring neighborhood who introduced the report stated the sufferer was handed over to the suspect by her aunt for particular deliverance previous to the incident.

She acknowledged that the stated aunt found that the sufferer was pregnant and when interrogated, the sufferer talked about the identify of the Evangelist who’s at present in Police custody.

Narrating her ordeal, the sufferer stated the ugly incident began in November 2025 when the suspect had s*xual intercourse together with her shortly after arriving at his home for the particular deliverance as demanded by her aunt.

In response to the sufferer, the suspect acquired her pregnant with a risk to ok!ll her if she revealed the ungodly act.

“Daddy Ezani began having forceful s#x with me a couple of days after I arrived in his home for the particular deliverance. I used to be handed over to him by my aunt to ship me from stubbornness with out the consent of my mom who resides in Port Harcourt, Rivers State.

“It was my aunt who consulted Daddy Ezani about my conduct after I relocated again to the village from Lagos and in response, Daddy Ezani instructed them that I got here from the even seas of the world, therefore, I want pressing and particular deliverance from God to be free.”

He has slept with me numerous occasions inside his church, farm, and residence earlier than the rescue got here. I don’t know my father however my mom resides in Port Harcourt. I’m an indigene of Amichi and urgently need assistance.

As I communicate to you now, blood is popping out from my personal half because of the combined concoctions Daddy Ezani gave me to drink to abort the being pregnant. I’ve no cash to go to the hospital for correct therapy.”she stated.