A 16-year-old girl, Precious Okafor, has narrated how a pastor reportedly assaulted her on a church altar during a ‘special deliverance’ in Anambra State.
During an interview with The Punch, the young girl narrated that she was taken by her aunt from Lagos to her hometown in Amichi, Nnewi South Local Government Area, in November 2025, claimed a pastor had declared her possessed and in need of spiritual cleansing.
“My name is Precious Okafor, and I am 16 years old. I am from Amichi, in Nnewi South Local Government Area of Anambra State. I was living in Lagos but was brought back to the village in November 2025 by my aunt for a ‘special deliverance’. Before returning to my hometown, I was in SS1.
“My aunt told the people I was living with in Lagos that her pastor said I was possessed by seven marine spirits and that I had to go to his church in Amichi for deliverance. We arrived at his residence at night, and I spent the night there. My aunt handed me over to him and left.
“He is the General Overseer of Jesus Is Ontop Ministry in Amichi, Nnewi South Local Government Area of Anambra State. His name is Evangelist Dozie Ezani,” she explained.
Precious further disclosed how the pastor made his first advance while she was asleep in the same room with his kids.
Continuing, Precious said the suspect took her to his ‘church’ in Amichi the following day to carry out the ‘special deliverance’.
She narrated that the pastor told her that she was possessed by marine spirits from the seven seas and immediately needed God’s intervention to be freed.
But while the deliverance was going on at the altar, she added that he attempted to force himself on her, but she resisted.
She further explained, “For days, he didn’t give me food. At one point, I became very weak due to hunger, and the pastor overpowered me and started forcefully having intercourse with me. He did that several times on the altar during the deliverance session.
“He forcibly had intercourse with me, both in the church and sometimes at his poultry farm in Igboukwu, a neighbouring town in Aguata LGA.
“He instructed people to stay away from me, claiming I was possessed by seven marine spirits. He threatened to kill me if I told his wife or anyone else about his actions. I had no one to turn to for help, and no one could intervene because of the lies he spread. He also threatened to kill me if I revealed what he was doing.”
However, the pastor was nabbed at his poultry farm by SASA operatives two weeks ago.
Speaking about her health condition, she said, “As I speak, I am experiencing bleeding from my private parts due to the mixed concoctions the pastor gave me to drink in an attempt to abort a suspected pregnancy. He did not take me to a hospital. SASA officials are now making arrangements for me to receive a comprehensive medical checkup.
“I appeal to the relevant authorities to come to my aid so that I can receive proper treatment. I am grateful to SASA operatives as I had been enduring unimaginable suffering at the hands of the pastor before the abuse was discovered.”
Meanwhile, the suspect, Evangelist Dozie Ezani, General Overseer of Jesus Is Ontop Ministry, Amichi, Nnewi South Local Government Area of Anambra State, has spoken about the allegation. He said, “Yes. My name is Evangelist Dozie Ezani, and I am the General Overseer of Jesus Is Ontop Ministry, Amichi, in Nnewi South Local Government Area of Anambra State.”
Asked what happened when the girl was brought for deliverance, he said, “After the first deliverance session, I returned her to her aunt. However, her aunt refused to keep her, saying the girl was too difficult to manage. I then brought her back to my house in Amichi, where she began staying with me. It was at this point that I began having inappropriate knowledge of her.”
When asked if he considered her age as an evangelist, he responded: “It is the devil’s handiwork. I didn’t know what came over me.”
“The concoction was a mixture of bitter leaf and other herbs, intended to treat the discharge she complained about and to terminate any suspected pregnancy, supposedly to avoid public shame.
“It is not entirely my fault, as the girl was brought to me. I also promised to cover her medical bills if I am released,” he added.
