Alfred Idonije said to be a pastor at an undisclosed church, committed the heinous crime on 25th of June, 2012 after luring her into his room by sending her to buy noodles for him.
Narrating her ordeal to the court, the victim said the accused had raped her on three different occasions and threatened to kill her if she reported to anyone.
Mrs. Mary Akhigbe, witness and grandmother to the victim, who is orphaned and living with Mrs Akhigbe told the court that the accused who was their neighbor usually send the girl on errand including that fateful day, adding that in the course of searching for her, she heard some noise from the bedroom of the accused, and when she peeped into the room through the window, she saw the victim being sexually abused by the accused.
Counsel to the accused, Barrister Osa Uwagie, appealed to the court to grant his client who appeared frail, bail to enable him seek medical attention before the adjourned date.
The presiding Magistrate, Taye Omoruyi, granted the accused bail with the bond of N200, 000.00 and a surety who must be a civil servant from grade level 12, to enable him seek medical attention. Further hearing on the matter was adjourned to next week Thursday.