Nigerian pastor imprisoned in the UK for sexual assault

A Nigerian man of God has been sentenced to
jail in the United Kingdom after he was found
guilty of sexually assaulting women.
A 55-year-old Nigerian man of God based
in the United Kingdom, Pastor Benjamin
Egbujor, has been jailed after he was
found guilty of sexually assaulting » a 16-
year-old girl and another woman during
'private prayer sessions' he organized for
them.
Daily Mail reports that Benjamin, a resident of
Harold Avenue in Kent, was found guilty of sexual
assault and causing a child to engage in sexual
activity while his 43-year-old secretary, Rose
Nwenwu, was also found guilty of aiding him
and participating in the sexual assault.
The Metropolitan Police said the pastor and
Nwenwu committed the offenses at their Jubilee
Christian Centre (JCC), in Penarth Street,
London.
An official of the Metropolitan Police had told the
court:
“Officers in the Sexual Offences and Child Abuse
Command started an investigation in January
2014 after a teenage girl disclosed to her family
she had been abused by Egbujor.
The victim, who was under the age of 16, said
Egbujor told her she had been chosen to attend
an individual prayer session.
After being taken into his private office, the girl
was forced to undress and oil was poured over
her.
As a result of further inquiries, officers also
interviewed a woman in her 30s who disclosed
she had also been sexually assaulted by Egbujor.
The adult victim said Nwenwu, who worked as
Egbujor’s secretary, also took part in the sexual
assault by taking her clothes off and pouring oil
over her.”
Rose Nwenwu will spend 3 years in jail for
abetting sexual assault
Photo Credit: Daily Mail
Also giving evidence, police Constable James
Bel l of the Met’s Offences and Child Abuse
Command, said:
“Egbujor and Nwenwu preyed on their victim’s
vulnerabilities, whilst satisfying their own sexual
urges under the guise of private prayer.
I fear there may be other victims who have not
yet come forward and I urge them or any victim
of sexual abuse to tell the police what
happened.”
Egbujor was sentenced to three years and four
months in prison while Nwenwu was jailed for
three years for her role in the abuse after a five-
week trial at Inner London Crown Court.
They were also made the subject of a Sexual
Harm Prevention Order and will now have to sign
the Sex Offenders’ Register.