introduction in 2014 and were planning for a church wedding in Ebonyi
state,when she got pregnant and gave birth to a boy about seven months
ago which has put the wedding plans on hold.
instrumental to the torture she received from a five-man team who after
gang-raping her, also attempted to kill her for ritual purposes.
conspiracy and a ploy to get unnecessary attention from members of the
public as he was yet to complete the required money meant to pay as
dowry on his wife.
that the cleric was a spiritual guardian to one of his in-laws Mrs
Martins Chinyenren until their relationship turned sour over the
allegation by Patience about her husband’s misdemeanor.
months ago against the wish of Patience’s parents to visit a pastor
friend, Quintus David who was the pastor of a church at No 2, Nwigwe
Close, Mercy Land Port Harcourt but after a long stay, they also tried
to assist in the growth of the ministry. Along the line, there was
communication gap between Patience and her family as she was no longer
in touch with them.
day claiming she had been subjected to inhuman treatment by her husband
and his friends and sent the church address in Port Harcourt requesting
her to come immediately to her rescue before it was too late. She traced
the church address to a room apartment where she met her sister half
dead and she raised the alarm which is presently generating
controversies in the families.
medical attention after which the matter was lodged at Ilisan Remo
Police Division for investigations but the family is presently accusing
the Nigeria Police Force of handling the matter with levity. However, a
source at the Division who pleaded anonymity said the Police was
conducting a thorough investigation on the case. ‘
’The matter is more of a family issue and the Pastor has been granted
bail but we are doing our best to unravel the situation”, the police
source said .
undergoing treatment at a private home and battling to regain her
health. With much effort, she narrated her journey into the marriage
saying she was tortured, gang-raped and almost sacrificed for ritual
purposes in Port Harcourt Her words:
‘’I was a petty trader in Ikorodu town before my marriage while my
husband was a full time pastor. In the course of our relationship, I
expended all my earnings but this was not in vain as I gave birth to a
boy in February 2016. Three months after, my husband suggested we should
visit his friend in Port Harcourt to raise fund for my business. During
our three months stay, I became a prophetess and also assisted in
evangelism.
But on one fateful day, my husband conspired with his friends to
sacrifice me for ritual purposes and my refusal earned me incarceration
as they tortured and gang-raped me. This took place for a number of days
until I reached my sister through a text message and she came to my
rescue. They separated me from my son and were about tying me to the
ceiling fan when my sister arrived the one-room church.
My wedding gown and other items were kept for two years as he is yet to complete the dowry,”
In a chat with Vanguard, Pastor Uchenna alleged that his wife was both
psychologically and emotionally imbalance during their stay in Port
Harcourt. He said, ‘
’she used to see visions and loved evangelism but one day, she was on
evangelism field with my friend’s relative when she was spiritually
attacked and she started exhibiting strange behaviour. But my mistake
was that I did not inform her parents believing it was a minor issue
until she became violent and we had to seek spiritual help by inviting
some pastors to conduct deliverance for her. She however sent a message
to her elder sister and I was misunderstood. The scars on her body were
as a result of the violent situation she found herself. How can I
connive with others to kill the mother of my baby? Her family was just
being harsh on me for failure to complete the dowry because out of
N100,000, I only paid N40,000”.
In a telephone conversation, Port Harcourt based Uchenna’s friend,
Pastor Quintus said Patience’s allegation was baseless. According to
him,
‘’there is a misunderstanding between the pastor and his in-laws but I
was not part of the development that led to Patience’s predicament,”
Meanwhile, Patience was still undergoing both medical and spiritual
treatment in Ilishan Remo but she vowed not to return to her cleric
husband: ‘’I have spent all my earnings on this marriage which has
almost cost me my life and I will never return to that home”, she said